Gentoo:
/usr/sbin/service:
#!/bin/sh
set -e
/etc/init.d/$1 $2 $3
/etc/bash_completion.d/service:
# a function for the autocompletion of the service command.
_service_fn()
{
# set some local variables
local cur prev
COMPREPLY=()
cur=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}
prev=${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-1]}
#if only one completion or a option is being requested
#then complete against various options
if [ $COMP_CWORD -eq 1 ]; then
COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W “$(ls /etc/init.d)” $cur ))
elif [ $COMP_CWORD -eq 2 ]; then
COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -W “start stop restart pause zap status ineed iuse needsme usesme broken” $cur ))
else
COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -f $cur ))
fi
return 0
}
#setup the completion
complete -F _service_fn service
howto create the ‘service’ command – linux-noob.com/forums
Ubuntu:
apt-get install sysvconfig
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/how-to-controlling-access-to-linux-services.html