The author might look at how a minimal (yet fully functional) init works:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;git.suckless.org&#x2F;sinit&#x2F;tree&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;git.suckless.org&#x2F;sinit&#x2F;tree&#x2F;</a> (look at config.def.h and sinit.c)<p>and build up from there. Given how minimal sinit is, it&#x27;s a great place to start your functionality from, and see the power (and limitations) of a basic SystemV init system is.