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service(7)
# NAME
service - services and applications management
# DESCRIPTION
The *service*(1) tool manages services.
The *rc*(1) script starts the components of the system not handled by *init*(1).
*rc* is usually the first application to call *service*.
# SERVICE IDS
Service ids are the name of a service, that may be prefixed by the name of their environment and a slash ('/').
The default environment for services, if none is provided, is named *root*.
# TOKENS
Interactions between services is represented by *tokens*.
Their names and behavior are arbitrary, and they only serve in establishing conventions between services.
# FILES
## /etc/rc/services
Directory in which the metadata about instances of services handled by *service*(1) are stored.
## /etc/rc/environments
Directory in which the metadata about environments of services handled by *service*(1) are stored.
The *root* environment is virtual and does not have a matching entry.
## /usr/weirdos/share/services
Directory in which the behavior of services is stored.
## /usr/weirdos/share/templates
Directory in which configuration templates to be used by services *gen-config* are stored.
# SEE ALSO
*spec*(5)
# AUTHORS
Luka Vandervelden <lukc@upyum.com>