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authorMarkus Uhlin <markus@nifty-networks.net>2024-08-04 21:50:05 +0200
committerMarkus Uhlin <markus@nifty-networks.net>2024-08-04 21:50:05 +0200
commit87a99d61b7bc1f428ce5917d353cbe3d815a2a1b (patch)
treeadfb2641787e1c30a028c3c349beae479b8a7fc7 /fics_autorun.sh
parent2561f872639827671fc9be08578b483c421a679c (diff)
Autorun script -- initial revision
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+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Markus Uhlin <maxxe@rpblc.net>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: ISC
+#
+# This script is suitable to run as a cron job for the dedicated chess
+# user.
+
+# You need to change these variables if FICS was built with a
+# non-standard home location.
+FICS_LOCKFILE=/home/chess/config/fics.pid
+FICS_PROG=/home/chess/bin/fics
+
+run_fics()
+{
+ if [ -x ${FICS_PROG} ]; then
+ ${FICS_PROG} -d || exit 1
+ exit 0
+ else
+ echo "cannot find the program"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+}
+
+if [ -r $FICS_LOCKFILE ]; then
+ PID="$(cat $FICS_LOCKFILE)"
+
+ case "$PID" in
+ ""|*[!0-9]*)
+ echo "pid not numeric"
+ exit 1
+ ;;
+ *)
+ ;;
+ esac
+
+ if [ ${#PID} -gt 20 ]; then
+ echo "pid too long"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+ if ps -p "$PID" > /dev/null; then
+ # already running (good)
+ exit 0
+ else
+ echo "$PID not running. restarting..."
+ rm -f $FICS_LOCKFILE
+ run_fics
+ fi
+else
+ run_fics
+fi