slackware-current/source/a/acpid/rc.acpid

#!/bin/sh
# Start/stop/restart acpid.

# Start acpid:
acpid_start() {
  if [ -x /usr/sbin/acpid -a -d /proc/acpi ]; then
    echo "Starting ACPI daemon:  /usr/sbin/acpid"
    /usr/sbin/acpid
  fi
}

# Stop acpid:
acpid_stop() {
  if [ -r /var/run/acpid.pid ]; then
    kill $(cat /var/run/acpid.pid)
  else
    killall acpid
  fi
}

# Restart acpid:
acpid_restart() {
  acpid_stop
  sleep 1
  acpid_start
}

case "$1" in
'start')
  acpid_start
  ;;
'stop')
  acpid_stop
  ;;
'restart')
  acpid_restart
  ;;
*)
  echo "usage $0 start|stop|restart"
esac