This is the functional body of an init script from a frightningly expensive piece of CDS software.  All that was omitted was the usual headers about chkconfig and such:the software has been renamed Twitch SERVER_DIR=/apps/TwitchSplitServerPath(){   if [ -f  ./TwitchTmp.awk ] ; then      rm ./TwitchTmp.awk   fi      echo " {                                                         " > TwitchTmp.awk      echo "     cmd=\"\"                                              " > TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     if (ACTION==\"start\")                                " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     {                                                     " >>TwitchTmp.awk      echo "        cmd=\"/bin/TwitchDaemon start \"                 " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     }                                                     " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     if (ACTION==\"stop\")                                 " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     {                                                     " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "        cmd=\"/bin/TwitchDaemon stop \"                  " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     }                                                     " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     n=split( serverDir, path, \":\" )                     " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     for ( i = 1; i <= n; ++i )                            " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     {                                                     " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "        if( length (path[i] ) > 0)                         " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "        {                                                  " >>TwitchTmp.awk    echo "             system(path[i] cmd path[i])                   " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "        }                                                  " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "     }                                                     " >>TwitchTmp.awk   echo "  }                                                        " >>TwitchTmp.awk}id > TwitchOut.txtSplitServerPathgawk -v serverDir=$SERVER_DIR -v ACTION=$1 -f TwitchTmp.awk TwitchOut.txtrm TwitchOut.txtrm TwitchTmp.awk That's right, we echo out some Awk code to try and find the app, ignoring the coded app path, and then we run the awk.  If there are multiple copies on the system for some reason, each will get started.  Oh and there are syntax errors on the echoing!JSP