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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# freeswitch.sh - startup script for freeswitch on FreeBSD
+#
+# This goes in /usr/local/etc/rc.d and gets run at boot-time.
+
+case "$1" in
+
+    start)
+    if [ -x /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/freeswitch ] ; then
+        echo -n " freeswitch"
+        /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/freeswitch -nc &
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+    stop)
+    if [ -x /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/freeswitch ] ; then
+        echo -n " freeswitch"
+        /usr/local/freeswitch/bin/freeswitch -stop &
+    fi
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+    echo "usage: $0 { start | stop }" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+
+esac 
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