---
name: "startpar-upstart-inject"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "startpar"
version: "0.59-3.1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/startpar-upstart-inject"
---

# startpar-upstart-inject(8)

notify startpar of started/stopped upstart jobs

## NAME

startpar-upstart-inject - notify startpar of started/stopped upstart jobs

## SYNOPSIS

**startpar-upstart-inject** *job-name* *instance* *\[started\|stopped\]*

## DESCRIPTION

**startpar-upstart-inject** is a helper command for notifying **startpar** whenever an upstart job has started or stopped.  It allows **startpar** to run in a manner compatible with upstart-based systems, where many/most jobs are started directly by upstart and not by **startpar**. In this scenario, **startpar** must be notified whenever an upstart job has started so that it can run the init scripts for services that declare a dependency on that job.

## OPTIONS

The **startpar-upstart-inject** command takes three arguments, all of which are mandatory.

- *job-name*

  The name of the **upstart** job.  Normally this will match the name of a script in the */etc/init.d* directory.

- *instance*

  The instance of the **upstart** job, if any; otherwise, an empty string.  This is currently ignored by **startpar**, which has no concept of service instances.

- *\[started\|stopped\]*

  The single word *started* or *stopped* which indicates whether the listed job has been started or stopped.

## FILES

- */etc/init/startpar-bridge.conf*

  upstart job which invokes **startpar-upstart-inject** each time another upstart job starts

## SEE ALSO

[**init**(8)](/init/8.md) [**insserv**(8)](/insserv/8.md) [**startpar**(8)](/startpar/8.md) [**upstart-events**(7)](/upstart-events/7.md)

## AUTHOR

Written by Steve Langasek \<steve.langasek@canonical.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2012 Canonical Ltd.\
 This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.