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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