Bash Switch statement

If you have some server that need some script that control it (such as scripts found in /etc/init.d), here's that script:

open a text file and put the following in :

#! /bin/sh
case "$1" in
start)
  echo "START";
  ## command to start your server
  ;;
stop)
  echo "STOP";
  ## command to stop your server
  ;;
*)
 echo "Usage : $0 {start|stop}"
 exit -1;
esac

Then of course

chomd +x <file_name>

And you're done.