# cpsv - utility to install and manage runit services - man(8) - [phpMan]

[_cpsv_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cpsv/8/markdown)                        GNU/Linux System Adminstrator's manual                        [_cpsv_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cpsv/8/markdown)

## NAME
       cpsv - utility to install and manage runit services

## SYNOPSIS
       **cpsv  **[-f] a _<service-name>_ _..._
       **cpsv  **p _<service-name>_
       **cpsv  **d _<service-name>_
       **cpsv  **[-f] s
       **cpsv  **l

## DESCRIPTION
       **cpsv  **is  a tool to install runscripts from CPSV_SOURCE to CPSV_DEST.  It can also be used to
       manage runscripts that are already installed in CPSV_DEST.
       In a Debian system, CPSV_SOURCE is _/usr/share/runit/sv.src_ and CPSV_DEST is _/etc/sv_;  by  de‐
       fault _/usr/share/runit/sv.src_ is a symlink that points to _/usr/share/runit/sv_.
       Traditionally  runscripts are installed in _/etc/sv/_ but it's also possible to have runscripts
       installed in _/usr/share/runit/sv/_; when the latter is true, _/etc/sv/_ becomes reserved  for  a
       locally modified copy of the service.


## COMMANDS
       **a      **Copy  _<service>_  from  CPSV_SOURCE  into CPSV_DEST, then create symlinks as when the _p_
              command is used; more than one _<service>_ name can be given with this command and  each
              _<service>_ directory must exists in CPSV_SOURCE.
              If  _<service>_ already exists in CPSV_DEST, cpsv prints a warning, the cp invocation is
              skipped and the return code is increased by one. The _-f_ option can be used  to  change
              this behaviour.


       **p      **Populate  the  _<service>_  directory  with symlinks; a _<service>_ directory in CPSV_DEST
              must already exist.
              If a _<service>/supervise_ symlink or directory is not found, cpsv creates  one.   If  a
              _<service>/.meta/finish_  file  exists,  and  a  _<service>/finish_ file or symlink is not
              found, cpsv creates a symlink to _/lib/runit/finish-exec._
              When a _<service>/log_ directory exists: if _<service>/log/supervise_ link or directory is
              not found, cpsv creates one; if _<service>/log/run_ file or symlink is not  found,  cpsv
              creates a symlink to _/etc/sv/svlogd/run._



       **d      **Print  the  diff between the _<service>_ directory that would be created with the _a_ com‐
              mand and the current _<service>_ directory in CPSV_DEST. The exit status of diff is  re‐
              turned;  a _<service>_ directory must exists in CPSV_SOURCE.  _supervise_ , _conf_ and _wtime_
              are excluded from the diff.


       **s      **Sync CPSV_DEST with CPSV_SOURCE; for each  _<service>_  directory  in  CPSV_SOURCE  **cpsv**
              search  the  system for a systemd or sysv service file with the same name: if it finds
              one then it copies the _<service>_ directory as when the _a_ command is given and goes  to
              the  next  directory;  else  **cpsv  **looks for the path written in a _<service>/.meta/bin_
              file, and if such path exists in the system then it copies the _<service>_ directory  as
              when the _a_ command is given; otherwise it goes to the next directory.


       **l      **List  installed services in CPSV_DEST; the name of each _<service>_ that would be copied
              with the _s_ command is printed, preceded with character surronded by square brakets;
              [a]: _<service>;_
               exists in CPSV_SOURCE but not in CPSV_DEST
              [i]: _<service>;_
               exists both in CPSV_SOURCE and CPSV_DEST, the copy in CPSV_DEST is identical
               to the one created with the _a_ command
              [l]: _<service>;_
               exists both in CPSV_SOURCE and CPSV_DEST, the copy in CPSV_DEST is different
               from the one created with the _a_ command


## OPTIONS
### -f     
              is  provided.   When  a  _<service>/log_ directory exists, the _<service>/log/run_ file or
              symlink is replaced with the default one that is created with the _p_ command; _supervise_
              directories or symlinks are never overwritten or replaced this way.



## ENVIRONMENT
       **CPSV_DEST**
              The environment variable $CPSV_DEST overrides the default directory where services are
              copied. If omitted or empty, the default is _/etc/sv_

       **CPSV_SOURCE**
              The environment variable $CPSV_SOURCE overrides the default directory from where  ser‐
              vices are copied. If omitted or empty, the default is _/usr/share/runit/sv.src_


## AUTHOR
       Lorenzo Puliti <<plorenzo@disroot.org>>


## SEE ALSO
       [**update-service**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/update-service/8/markdown)

                                          December 4, 2022                                   [_cpsv_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cpsv/8/markdown)