diff --git a/pkgsrc/ripd.sh b/pkgsrc/ripd.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# ripd is part of the quagga routing beast
+#
+# PROVIDE: ripd
+# REQUIRE: zebra
+##
+
+PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:@PREFIX@/sbin:@PREFIX@/bin
+export PATH
+
+if [ -f /etc/rc.subr ]
+then
+	. /etc/rc.subr
+fi
+
+name="ripd"
+rcvar=$name
+required_files="@PKG_SYSCONFDIR@/${name}.conf"
+command="@PREFIX@/sbin/${name}"
+command_args="-d"
+
+start_precmd="zebra_precmd"
+socket_dir=/var/run/zebra
+pidfile="${socket_dir}/${name}.pid"
+
+zebra_precmd()
+{
+    rc_flags="$(
+	set -- $rc_flags
+	while [ $# -ne 0 ]; do
+	    if [ X"$1" = X-P -o X"$1" = X-A ]; then
+		break
+	    fi
+	    shift
+	done
+	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+	    echo "-P 0"
+	fi
+	) $rc_flags"
+}
+
+load_rc_config $name
+run_rc_command "$1"