# First try PID file
if [ -f ${PIDDIR}/$base.$2.pid ] ; then
- pid=`head -1 ${PIDDIR}/$base.$2.pid`
+ pid=`head -n 1 ${PIDDIR}/$base.$2.pid`
if [ "$pid" != "" ] ; then
echo $pid
return 0
# Next try the PID files
if [ -f ${PIDDIR}/$base.$2.pid ] ; then
- pid=`head -1 ${PIDDIR}/$base.$2.pid`
+ pid=`head -n 1 ${PIDDIR}/$base.$2.pid`
if [ "$pid" != "" ] ; then
echo "$base dead but pid file exists"
return 1