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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# after.init: if executable, called by ufw-init. See 'man ufw-framework' for
+#             details. Note that output from these scripts is not seen via the
+#             the ufw command, but instead via ufw-init.
+#
+# Copyright 2013 Canonical Ltd.
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3,
+#    as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+set -e
+
+case "$1" in
+start)
+    # typically required
+    ;;
+stop)
+    # typically required
+    ;;
+status)
+    # optional
+    ;;
+flush-all)
+    # optional
+    ;;
+*)
+    echo "'$1' not supported"
+    echo "Usage: after.init {start|stop|flush-all|status}"
+    ;;
+esac