System V init scripts

Question

How do I list the services running on an instance started by System V init scripts?

I attempted to run 'service | --status-all>' with no luck.

Theres no pipe service --status-all – squareborg Sep 16 '13 at 21:22 — squareborg, Sep 16 '13 at 21:22
I use ' service --status-all 2>&1',. – waltinator Sep 16 '13 at 21:34 — waltinator, Sep 16 '13 at 21:34

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 17 '13 at 01:56

The reason is simple. There is no command/function called --status-all:

$ service | --status-all
Usage: service < option > | --status-all | [ service_name [ command | --full-restart ] ]
--status-all: command not found

In the usage the bar | means OR. So, what the usage is telling you is using either:

service <option>: option here is start, stop, etc.
service --status-all: which give you a list of the status of all the services that supports status.
service service_name command: the service name is obviously the name of any service in the init and command is start, stop, restart, etc.
service service_name --full-restart: calls the stop command, then call the start command.

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