rc.Linux

#!/bin/sh
#
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          launchd
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start the launchd(8) daemon at boot time
# Description:       Enable the launchd(8) service manager.
### END INIT INFO

# TODO: use LSB, if this is still a thing?

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
PIDFILE=/var/run/launchd.pid

case $1 in
start)
	printf "Starting launchd.. "
	if [ -f $PIDFILE ] ; then
		echo 'already running'
		exit 1
	else
		launchctl load /etc/launchd/daemons /usr/share/launchd/daemons
	fi
	;;

stop)
	printf "Stopping launchd.. "
	kill `cat $PIDFILE`
	rm -f $PIDFILE
	;;

restart)
	$0 stop && sleep 3 && $0 start
	;;

*)
	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
	exit 2
  	;;
esac

exit 0