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# -*-Shell-script-*-
#
# functions This file contains functions to be used by most or all
#       shell scripts in the /etc/init.d directory.
#

TEXTDOMAIN=initscripts

# Make sure umask is sane
umask 022

# Set up a default search path.
PATH="/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
export PATH

if [ $PPID -ne 1 -a -z "$SYSTEMCTL_SKIP_REDIRECT" ] && \
        [ -d /run/systemd/system ] ; then
    case "$0" in
    /etc/init.d/*|/etc/rc.d/init.d/*)
        _use_systemctl=1
        ;;
    esac
fi

systemctl_redirect () {
    local s
    local prog=${1##*/}
    local command=$2
    local options=""

    case "$command" in
    start)
        s=$"Starting $prog (via systemctl): "
        ;;
    stop)
        s=$"Stopping $prog (via systemctl): "
        ;;
    reload|try-reload)
        s=$"Reloading $prog configuration (via systemctl): "
        ;;
    restart|try-restart|condrestart)
        s=$"Restarting $prog (via systemctl): "
        ;;
    esac

    if [ -n "$SYSTEMCTL_IGNORE_DEPENDENCIES" ] ; then
        options="--ignore-dependencies"
    fi

    if ! systemctl show "$prog.service" > /dev/null 2>&1 || \
            systemctl show -p LoadState "$prog.service" | grep -q 'not-found' ; then
        action $"Reloading systemd: " /bin/systemctl daemon-reload
    fi

    action "$s" /bin/systemctl $options $command "$prog.service"
}

# Get a sane screen width
[ -z "${COLUMNS:-}" ] && COLUMNS=80

if [ -z "${CONSOLETYPE:-}" ]; then
    if [ -c "/dev/stderr" -a -r "/dev/stderr" ]; then
        CONSOLETYPE="$(/sbin/consoletype < /dev/stderr 2>/dev/null)"
    else
        CONSOLETYPE="serial"
    fi
fi

if [ -z "${NOLOCALE:-}" ] && [ -z "${LANGSH_SOURCED:-}" ] && \
        [ -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n -o -f /etc/locale.conf ] ; then
    . /etc/profile.d/lang.sh 2>/dev/null
    # avoid propagating LANGSH_SOURCED any further
    unset LANGSH_SOURCED
fi

# Read in our configuration
if [ -z "${BOOTUP:-}" ]; then
    if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/init ]; then
        . /etc/sysconfig/init
    else
        # This all seem confusing? Look in /etc/sysconfig/init,
        # or in /usr/share/doc/initscripts-*/sysconfig.txt
        BOOTUP=color
        RES_COL=60
        MOVE_TO_COL="echo -en \\033[${RES_COL}G"
        SETCOLOR_SUCCESS="echo -en \\033[1;32m"
        SETCOLOR_FAILURE="echo -en \\033[1;31m"
        SETCOLOR_WARNING="echo -en \\033[1;33m"
        SETCOLOR_NORMAL="echo -en \\033[0;39m"
        LOGLEVEL=1
    fi
    if [ "$CONSOLETYPE" = "serial" ]; then
        BOOTUP=serial
        MOVE_TO_COL=
        SETCOLOR_SUCCESS=
        SETCOLOR_FAILURE=
        SETCOLOR_WARNING=
        SETCOLOR_NORMAL=
    fi
fi

# Check if any of $pid (could be plural) are running
checkpid() {
    local i

    for i in $* ; do
        [ -d "/proc/$i" ] && return 0
    done
    return 1
}

__kill_pids_term_kill_checkpids() {
    local base_stime=$1
    shift 1
    local pid=
    local pids=$*
    local remaining=
    local stat=
    local stime=

    for pid in $pids ; do
        [ ! -e  "/proc/$pid" ] && continue
        read -r line < "/proc/$pid/stat" 2> /dev/null

        stat=($line)
        stime=${stat[21]}

        [ -n "$stime" ] && [ "$base_stime" -lt "$stime" ] && continue
        remaining+="$pid "
    done

    echo "$remaining"
    [ -n "$remaining" ] && return 1

    return 0
}

__kill_pids_term_kill() {
    local try=0
    local delay=3;
    local pid=
    local stat=
    local base_stime=

    # We can't initialize stat & base_stime on the same line where 'local'
    # keyword is, otherwise the sourcing of this file will fail for ksh...
    stat=($(< /proc/self/stat))
    base_stime=${stat[21]}

    if [ "$1" = "-d" ]; then
        delay=$2
        shift 2
    fi

    local kill_list=$*

    kill_list=$(__kill_pids_term_kill_checkpids $base_stime $kill_list)

    [ -z "$kill_list" ] && return 0

    kill -TERM $kill_list >/dev/null 2>&1
    sleep 0.1

    kill_list=$(__kill_pids_term_kill_checkpids $base_stime $kill_list)
    if [ -n "$kill_list" ] ; then
        while [ $try -lt $delay ] ; do
            sleep 1
            kill_list=$(__kill_pids_term_kill_checkpids $base_stime $kill_list)
            [ -z "$kill_list" ] && break
            let try+=1
        done
        if [ -n "$kill_list" ] ; then
            kill -KILL $kill_list >/dev/null 2>&1
            sleep 0.1
            kill_list=$(__kill_pids_term_kill_checkpids $base_stime $kill_list)
        fi
    fi

    [ -n "$kill_list" ] && return 1
    return 0
}

# __proc_pids {program} [pidfile]
# Set $pid to pids from /var/run* for {program}.  $pid should be declared
# local in the caller.
# Returns LSB exit code for the 'status' action.
__pids_var_run() {
    local base=${1##*/}
    local pid_file=${2:-/var/run/$base.pid}
    local pid_dir=$(/usr/bin/dirname $pid_file > /dev/null)
    local binary=$3

    [ -d "$pid_dir" -a ! -r "$pid_dir" ] && return 4

    pid=
    if [ -f "$pid_file" ] ; then
            local line p

        [ ! -r "$pid_file" ] && return 4 # "user had insufficient privilege"
        while : ; do
            read line
            [ -z "$line" ] && break
            for p in $line ; do
                if [ -z "${p//[0-9]/}" ] && [ -d "/proc/$p" ] ; then
                    if [ -n "$binary" ] ; then
                        local b=$(readlink /proc/$p/exe | sed -e 's/\s*(deleted)$//')
                        [ "$b" != "$binary" ] && continue
                    fi
                    pid="$pid $p"
                fi
            done
        done < "$pid_file"

            if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
                    return 0
            fi
        return 1 # "Program is dead and /var/run pid file exists"
    fi
    return 3 # "Program is not running"
}

# Output PIDs of matching processes, found using pidof
__pids_pidof() {
    pidof -c -m -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x "$1" || \
        pidof -c -m -o $$ -o $PPID -o %PPID -x "${1##*/}"
}


# A function to start a program.
daemon() {
    # Test syntax.
    local gotbase= force= nicelevel corelimit
    local pid base= user= nice= bg= pid_file=
    local cgroup=
    nicelevel=0
    while [ "$1" != "${1##[-+]}" ]; do
        case $1 in
        '')
            echo $"$0: Usage: daemon [+/-nicelevel] {program}" "[arg1]..."
            return 1
            ;;
        --check)
            base=$2
            gotbase="yes"
            shift 2
            ;;
        --check=?*)
            base=${1#--check=}
            gotbase="yes"
            shift
            ;;
        --user)
            user=$2
            shift 2
            ;;
        --user=?*)
            user=${1#--user=}
            shift
            ;;
        --pidfile)
            pid_file=$2
            shift 2
            ;;
        --pidfile=?*)
            pid_file=${1#--pidfile=}
            shift
            ;;
        --force)
            force="force"
            shift
            ;;
        [-+][0-9]*)
            nice="nice -n $1"
            shift
            ;;
        *)
            echo $"$0: Usage: daemon [+/-nicelevel] {program}" "[arg1]..."
            return 1
            ;;
      esac
    done

    # Save basename.
    [ -z "$gotbase" ] && base=${1##*/}

    # See if it's already running. Look *only* at the pid file.
    __pids_var_run "$base" "$pid_file"

    [ -n "$pid" -a -z "$force" ] && return

    # make sure it doesn't core dump anywhere unless requested
    corelimit="ulimit -S -c ${DAEMON_COREFILE_LIMIT:-0}"

    # if they set NICELEVEL in /etc/sysconfig/foo, honor it
    [ -n "${NICELEVEL:-}" ] && nice="nice -n $NICELEVEL"

    # if they set CGROUP_DAEMON in /etc/sysconfig/foo, honor it
    if [ -n "${CGROUP_DAEMON}" ]; then
        if [ ! -x /bin/cgexec ]; then
            echo -n "Cgroups not installed"; warning
            echo
        else
            cgroup="/bin/cgexec";
            for i in $CGROUP_DAEMON; do
                cgroup="$cgroup -g $i";
            done
        fi
    fi

    # Echo daemon
    [ "${BOOTUP:-}" = "verbose" -a -z "${LSB:-}" ] && echo -n " $base"

    # And start it up.
    if [ -z "$user" ]; then
       $cgroup $nice /bin/bash -c "$corelimit >/dev/null 2>&1 ; $*"
    else
       $cgroup $nice runuser -s /bin/bash $user -c "$corelimit >/dev/null 2>&1 ; $*"
    fi

    [ "$?" -eq 0 ] && success $"$base startup" || failure $"$base startup"
}

# A function to stop a program.
killproc() {
    local RC killlevel= base pid pid_file= delay try binary=

    RC=0; delay=3; try=0
    # Test syntax.
    if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
        echo $"Usage: killproc [-p pidfile] [ -d delay] {program} [-signal]"
        return 1
    fi
    if [ "$1" = "-p" ]; then
        pid_file=$2
        shift 2
    fi
    if [ "$1" = "-b" ]; then
        if [ -z $pid_file ]; then
            echo $"-b option can be used only with -p"
            echo $"Usage: killproc -p pidfile -b binary program"
            return 1
        fi
        binary=$2
        shift 2
    fi
    if [ "$1" = "-d" ]; then
        delay=$(echo $2 | awk -v RS=' ' -v IGNORECASE=1 '{if($1!~/^[0-9.]+[smhd]?$/) exit 1;d=$1~/s$|^[0-9.]*$/?1:$1~/m$/?60:$1~/h$/?60*60:$1~/d$/?24*60*60:-1;if(d==-1) exit 1;delay+=d*$1} END {printf("%d",delay+0.5)}')
        if [ "$?" -eq 1 ]; then
            echo $"Usage: killproc [-p pidfile] [ -d delay] {program} [-signal]"
            return 1
        fi
        shift 2
    fi


    # check for second arg to be kill level
    [ -n "${2:-}" ] && killlevel=$2

    # Save basename.
    base=${1##*/}

    # Find pid.
    __pids_var_run "$1" "$pid_file" "$binary"
    RC=$?
    if [ -z "$pid" ]; then
        if [ -z "$pid_file" ]; then
            pid="$(__pids_pidof "$1")"
        else
            [ "$RC" = "4" ] && { failure $"$base shutdown" ; return $RC ;}
        fi
    fi

    # Kill it.
    if [ -n "$pid" ] ; then
        [ "$BOOTUP" = "verbose" -a -z "${LSB:-}" ] && echo -n "$base "
        if [ -z "$killlevel" ] ; then
            __kill_pids_term_kill -d $delay $pid
            RC=$?
            [ "$RC" -eq 0 ] && success $"$base shutdown" || failure $"$base shutdown"
        # use specified level only
        else
            if checkpid $pid; then
                kill $killlevel $pid >/dev/null 2>&1
                RC=$?
                [ "$RC" -eq 0 ] && success $"$base $killlevel" || failure $"$base $killlevel"
            elif [ -n "${LSB:-}" ]; then
                RC=7 # Program is not running
            fi
        fi
    else
        if [ -n "${LSB:-}" -a -n "$killlevel" ]; then
            RC=7 # Program is not running
        else
            failure $"$base shutdown"
            RC=0
        fi
    fi

    # Remove pid file if any.
    if [ -z "$killlevel" ]; then
        rm -f "${pid_file:-/var/run/$base.pid}"
    fi
    return $RC
}

# A function to find the pid of a program. Looks *only* at the pidfile
pidfileofproc() {
    local pid

    # Test syntax.
    if [ "$#" = 0 ] ; then
        echo $"Usage: pidfileofproc {program}"
        return 1
    fi

    __pids_var_run "$1"
    [ -n "$pid" ] && echo $pid
    return 0
}

# A function to find the pid of a program.
pidofproc() {
    local RC pid pid_file=

    # Test syntax.
    if [ "$#" = 0 ]; then
        echo $"Usage: pidofproc [-p pidfile] {program}"
        return 1
    fi
    if [ "$1" = "-p" ]; then
        pid_file=$2
        shift 2
    fi
    fail_code=3 # "Program is not running"

    # First try "/var/run/*.pid" files
    __pids_var_run "$1" "$pid_file"
    RC=$?
    if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
        echo $pid
        return 0
    fi

    [ -n "$pid_file" ] && return $RC
    __pids_pidof "$1" || return $RC
}

status() {
    local base pid lock_file= pid_file= binary=

    # Test syntax.
    if [ "$#" = 0 ] ; then
        echo $"Usage: status [-p pidfile] {program}"
        return 1
    fi
    if [ "$1" = "-p" ]; then
        pid_file=$2
        shift 2
    fi
    if [ "$1" = "-l" ]; then
        lock_file=$2
        shift 2
    fi
    if [ "$1" = "-b" ]; then
        if [ -z $pid_file ]; then
            echo $"-b option can be used only with -p"
            echo $"Usage: status -p pidfile -b binary program"
            return 1
        fi
        binary=$2
        shift 2
    fi
    base=${1##*/}

    if [ "$_use_systemctl" = "1" ]; then
        systemctl status ${0##*/}.service
        ret=$?
        # LSB daemons that dies abnormally in systemd looks alive in systemd's eyes due to RemainAfterExit=yes
        # lets adjust the reality a little bit
        if systemctl show -p ActiveState ${0##*/}.service | grep -q '=active$' && \
        systemctl show -p SubState ${0##*/}.service | grep -q '=exited$' ; then
            ret=3
        fi
        return $ret
    fi

    # First try "pidof"
    __pids_var_run "$1" "$pid_file" "$binary"
    RC=$?
    if [ -z "$pid_file" -a -z "$pid" ]; then
        pid="$(__pids_pidof "$1")"
    fi
    if [ -n "$pid" ]; then
        echo $"${base} (pid $pid) is running..."
        return 0
    fi

    case "$RC" in
    0)
        echo $"${base} (pid $pid) is running..."
        return 0
        ;;
    1)
        echo $"${base} dead but pid file exists"
        return 1
        ;;
    4)
        echo $"${base} status unknown due to insufficient privileges."
        return 4
        ;;
    esac
    if [ -z "${lock_file}" ]; then
        lock_file=${base}
    fi
    # See if /var/lock/subsys/${lock_file} exists
    if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/${lock_file} ]; then
        echo $"${base} dead but subsys locked"
        return 2
    fi
    echo $"${base} is stopped"
    return 3
}

echo_success() {
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
    echo -n "["
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_SUCCESS
    echo -n $"  OK  "
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
    echo -n "]"
    echo -ne "\r"
    return 0
}

echo_failure() {
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
    echo -n "["
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_FAILURE
    echo -n $"FAILED"
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
    echo -n "]"
    echo -ne "\r"
    return 1
}

echo_passed() {
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
    echo -n "["
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_WARNING
    echo -n $"PASSED"
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
    echo -n "]"
    echo -ne "\r"
    return 1
}

echo_warning() {
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $MOVE_TO_COL
    echo -n "["
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_WARNING
    echo -n $"WARNING"
    [ "$BOOTUP" = "color" ] && $SETCOLOR_NORMAL
    echo -n "]"
    echo -ne "\r"
    return 1
}

# Inform the graphical boot of our current state
update_boot_stage() {
    if [ -x /bin/plymouth ]; then
        /bin/plymouth --update="$1"
    fi
    return 0
}

# Log that something succeeded
success() {
    [ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "${LSB:-}" ] && echo_success
    return 0
}

# Log that something failed
failure() {
    local rc=$?
    [ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "${LSB:-}" ] && echo_failure
    [ -x /bin/plymouth ] && /bin/plymouth --details
    return $rc
}

# Log that something passed, but may have had errors. Useful for fsck
passed() {
    local rc=$?
    [ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "${LSB:-}" ] && echo_passed
    return $rc
}

# Log a warning
warning() {
    local rc=$?
    [ "$BOOTUP" != "verbose" -a -z "${LSB:-}" ] && echo_warning
    return $rc
}

# Run some action. Log its output.
action() {
    local STRING rc

    STRING=$1
    echo -n "$STRING "
    shift
    "$@" && success $"$STRING" || failure $"$STRING"
    rc=$?
    echo
    return $rc
}

# returns OK if $1 contains $2
strstr() {
    [ "${1#*$2*}" = "$1" ] && return 1
    return 0
}

# Check whether file $1 is a backup or rpm-generated file and should be ignored
is_ignored_file() {
    case "$1" in
    *~ | *.bak | *.old | *.orig | *.rpmnew | *.rpmorig | *.rpmsave)
        return 0
        ;;
    esac
    return 1
}

# Convert the value ${1} of time unit ${2}-seconds into seconds:
convert2sec() {
  local retval=""

  case "${2}" in
    deci)   retval=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.1f\", ${1} / 10}") ;;
    centi)  retval=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.2f\", ${1} / 100}") ;;
    mili)   retval=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.3f\", ${1} / 1000}") ;;
    micro)  retval=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.6f\", ${1} / 1000000}") ;;
    nano)   retval=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.9f\", ${1} / 1000000000}") ;;
    piko)   retval=$(awk "BEGIN {printf \"%.12f\", ${1} / 1000000000000}") ;;
  esac

  echo "${retval}"
}

# Evaluate shvar-style booleans
is_true() {
    case "$1" in
    [tT] | [yY] | [yY][eE][sS] | [oO][nN] | [tT][rR][uU][eE] | 1)
        return 0
        ;;
    esac
    return 1
}

# Evaluate shvar-style booleans
is_false() {
    case "$1" in
    [fF] | [nN] | [nN][oO] | [oO][fF][fF] | [fF][aA][lL][sS][eE] | 0)
        return 0
        ;;
    esac
    return 1
}

# Apply sysctl settings, including files in /etc/sysctl.d
apply_sysctl() {
    if [ -x /lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl ]; then
    /lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl
    else
        for file in /usr/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf ; do
            is_ignored_file "$file" && continue
            [ -f /run/sysctl.d/${file##*/} ] && continue
            [ -f /etc/sysctl.d/${file##*/} ] && continue
            test -f "$file" && sysctl -e -p "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1
        done
        for file in /run/sysctl.d/*.conf ; do
            is_ignored_file "$file" && continue
            [ -f /etc/sysctl.d/${file##*/} ] && continue
            test -f "$file" && sysctl -e -p "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1
        done
        for file in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf ; do
            is_ignored_file "$file" && continue
            test -f "$file" && sysctl -e -p "$file" >/dev/null 2>&1
        done
        sysctl -e -p /etc/sysctl.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
    fi
}

# A sed expression to filter out the files that is_ignored_file recognizes
__sed_discard_ignored_files='/\(~\|\.bak\|\.old\|\.orig\|\.rpmnew\|\.rpmorig\|\.rpmsave\)$/d'

if [ "$_use_systemctl" = "1" ]; then
        if  [ "x$1" = xstart -o \
              "x$1" = xstop -o \
              "x$1" = xrestart -o \
              "x$1" = xreload -o \
              "x$1" = xtry-restart -o \
              "x$1" = xforce-reload -o \
              "x$1" = xcondrestart ] ; then

        systemctl_redirect $0 $1
        exit $?
    fi
fi

strstr "$(cat /proc/cmdline)" "rc.debug" && set -x
return 0


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New York Times Television

We started New York Times Television in 1990 and it was the first paper to be brought into the world of TV. It quickly became one of the most successful non-fiction production companies in the United States. The series and documentaries we produced won many awards including multiple Emmys.

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The BBC

We have been working with the BBC since the year 2000 helping to convert their national news network to our visual storytelling technique. Most recently we have trained teams from their sports, documentaries, and comedy divisions to make character-driven stories using only smartphones.

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Spectrum News

For the past five years we have worked with Spectrum News to introduce and train their journalists on visual, character driven storytelling using smartphones helping to create a different kind of local news for their network of 24-Hour News Stations across the United States.

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The United Nations

In 2006, we were approached by the United Nations. Rather than rely on news outlets, it would be much easier to train the field operatives to produce their own stories. We spent two years working with the UN, training more than 100 of their staff in bootcamps in Geneva and Nairobi.

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The Newark Star-Ledger

We trained 50 print reporters at the paper to shoot and tell their own stories, in conjunction with their print work. We built a TV newsroom in their existing print newsroom – you could not ask for a better set and they began to live stream their stories in conjunction with their print work.

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Mcgraw Hill

We spent two years with McGraw Hill, training more than 150 of their staffers, making them completely video literate. McGraw/Hill media properties we transit included Business Week, Aviation Week, (what was the name of the architecture magazine), and JD Power and Associates.

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Voice of America

In 1990, we were approached by The Voice of America, the official broadcasting agency for the United States Government. When we met with VOA, they were only a short wave radio broadcaster, but working with them, we took them into television, launching VOA-TV.

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Oyster Yachts

British based Oyster Yachts makes some of the finest yachts in the world. Like every other company, they had to find a way to feed the never-ending video demands of social media – sites like Instagram and TikTok. We trained the Oyster staff to tell their own stories, using only iPhones.

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Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

We were approached by SEPA, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency because they had to continually find a way to ‘feed the media beast’. The result was that SEPA was able to tell their own stories, whenever they wanted, and at almost no additional cost.

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Michael on Media

Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.

He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.

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