--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Sanity checks
+test -f /usr/bin/mpd || exit 0
+test -f /etc/mpd.conf || exit 0
+
+start() {
+ echo -n "Starting mpd: "
+ start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background --exec /usr/bin/mpd \
+ && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+}
+
+stop() {
+ echo -n "Stopping mpd: "
+ start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/mpd.pid \
+ && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+ start)
+ start
+ ;;
+ stop)
+ stop
+ ;;
+ restart|reload)
+ stop
+ sleep 1
+ start
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+ exit 1
+esac