diff --git a/doc/scripts/init/rtorrentInitScreen.bash b/doc/scripts/init/rtorrentInitScreen.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+#############
+###<Notes>###
+#############
+# This script depends on screen.
+# For the stop function to work, you must set an
+# explicit session directory using absolute paths (no, ~ is not absolute) in your rtorrent.rc.
+# If you typically just start rtorrent with just "rtorrent" on the
+# command line, all you need to change is the "user" option.
+# Attach to the screen session as your user with 
+# "screen -dr rtorrent". Change "rtorrent" with srnname option.
+# Licensed under the GPLv2 by lostnihilist: lostnihilist _at_ gmail _dot_ com
+##############
+###</Notes>###
+##############
+
+#######################
+##Start Configuration##
+#######################
+# You can specify your configuration in a different file 
+# (so that it is saved with upgrades, saved in your home directory,
+# or whatever reason you want to)
+# by commenting out/deleting the configuration lines and placing them
+# in a text file (say /home/user/.rtorrent.init.conf) exactly as you would
+# have written them here (you can leave the comments if you desire
+# and then uncommenting the following line correcting the path/filename 
+# for the one you used. note the space after the ".".
+# . /etc/rtorrent.init.conf
+
+
+#Do not put a space on either side of the equal signs e.g.
+# user = user 
+# will not work
+# system user to run as (can only use one)
+user="user"
+
+# system user to run as # not implemented, see d_start for beginning implementation
+# group=$(id -ng "$user")
+
+# the full path to the filename where you store your rtorrent configuration
+# must keep parentheses around the entire statement, quotations around each config file
+config=("$(su -c 'echo $HOME' $user)/.rtorrent.rc")
+# Examples:
+# config=("/home/user/.rtorrent.rc")
+# config=("/home/user/.rtorrent.rc" "/mnt/some/drive/.rtorrent2.rc")
+# config=("/home/user/.rtorrent.rc"
+# "/mnt/some/drive/.rtorrent2.rc"
+# "/mnt/another/drive/.rtorrent3.rc")
+
+# set of options to run with each instance, separated by a new line
+# must keep parentheses around the entire statement
+#if no special options, specify with: ""
+options=("")
+# Examples:
+# starts one instance, sourcing both .rtorrent.rc and .rtorrent2.rc
+# options=("-o import=~/.rtorrent2.rc")
+# starts two instances, ignoring .rtorrent.rc for both, and using
+# .rtorrent2.rc for the first, and .rtorrent3.rc for the second
+# we do not check for valid options
+# options=("-n -o import=~/.rtorrent2.rc" "-n -o import=~/rtorrent3.rc")
+
+# default directory for screen, needs to be an absolute path
+base=$(su -c 'echo $HOME' $user)
+
+# name of screen session
+srnname="rtorrent"
+
+# file to log to (makes for easier debugging if something goes wrong)
+logfile="/var/log/rtorrentInit.log"
+#######################
+###END CONFIGURATION###
+#######################
+
+PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin
+DESC="rtorrent"
+NAME=rtorrent
+DAEMON=$NAME
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+
+checkcnfg() {
+  exists=0
+  for i in `echo "$PATH" | tr ':' '\n'` ; do
+    if [ -f $i/$NAME ] ; then
+      exists=1
+      break
+    fi
+  done
+  if [ $exists -eq 0 ] ; then
+    echo "cannot find $NAME binary in PATH: $PATH" | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+    exit 3
+  fi
+  for (( i=0 ; i < ${#config[@]} ;  i++ )) ; do
+    if ! [ -r "${config[i]}" ] ; then
+        echo "cannot find readable config ${config[i]}. check that it is there and permissions are appropriate"  | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+        exit 3
+    fi
+    session=$(getsession "${config[i]}")
+    if ! [ -d "${session}" ] ; then
+        echo "cannot find readable session directory ${session} from config ${config[i]}. check permissions" | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+        exit 3
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+d_start() {
+  [ -d "${base}" ] && cd "${base}"
+  stty stop undef && stty start undef
+  su -c "screen -S "${srnname}" -X screen rtorrent ${options} 2>&1 1>/dev/null" ${user} | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+  # this works for the screen command, but starting rtorrent below adopts screen session gid
+  # even if it is not the screen session we started (e.g. running under an undesirable gid
+  #su -c "screen -ls | grep -sq "\.${srnname}[[:space:]]" " ${user} || su -c "sg \"$group\" -c \"screen -fn -dm -S ${srnname} 2>&1 1>/dev/null\"" ${user} | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+  for (( i=0 ; i < ${#options[@]} ; i++ )) ;  do
+    sleep 3
+    su -c "screen -S "${srnname}" -X screen rtorrent ${options[i]} 2>&1 1>/dev/null" ${user} | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+  done
+}
+
+d_stop() {
+  for (( i=0 ; i < ${#config[@]} ; i++ )) ; do
+    session=$(getsession "${config[i]}")
+    if ! [ -s ${session}/rtorrent.lock ] ; then
+        return
+    fi
+    pid=$(cat ${session}/rtorrent.lock | awk -F: '{print($2)}' | sed "s/[^0-9]//g")
+    # make sure the pid doesn't belong to another process
+    if ps -A | grep -sq ${pid}.*rtorrent ; then
+        kill -s INT ${pid}
+    fi
+  done
+}
+
+getsession() { 
+    session=$(cat "$1" | grep "^[[:space:]]*session[[:space:]]*=" | sed "s/^[[:space:]]*session[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*//" )
+    #session=${session/#~/`getent passwd ${user}|cut -d: -f6`}
+    echo $session
+}
+
+checkcnfg
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    echo -n "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
+    d_start
+    echo "."
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    echo -n "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
+    d_stop
+    echo "."
+    ;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+    echo -n "Restarting $DESC: $NAME"
+    d_stop
+    sleep 1
+    d_start
+    echo "."
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/doc/scripts/init/rtorrentInitScreen.sh b/doc/scripts/init/rtorrentInitScreen.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#############
+###<Notes>###
+#############
+# This script depends on screen.
+# For the stop function to work, you must set an
+# explicit session directory using ABSOLUTE paths (no, ~ is not absolute) in your rtorrent.rc.
+# If you typically just start rtorrent with just "rtorrent" on the
+# command line, all you need to change is the "user" option.
+# Attach to the screen session as your user with 
+# "screen -dr rtorrent". Change "rtorrent" with srnname option.
+# Licensed under the GPLv2 by lostnihilist: lostnihilist _at_ gmail _dot_ com
+##############
+###</Notes>###
+##############
+
+#######################
+##Start Configuration##
+#######################
+# You can specify your configuration in a different file 
+# (so that it is saved with upgrades, saved in your home directory,
+# or whateve reason you want to)
+# by commenting out/deleting the configuration lines and placing them
+# in a text file (say /home/user/.rtorrent.init.conf) exactly as you would
+# have written them here (you can leave the comments if you desire
+# and then uncommenting the following line correcting the path/filename 
+# for the one you used. note the space after the ".".
+# . /etc/rtorrent.init.conf
+
+#Do not put a space on either side of the equal signs e.g.
+# user = user 
+# will not work
+# system user to run as
+user="user"
+
+# the system group to run as, not implemented, see d_start for beginning implementation
+# group=`id -ng "$user"`
+
+# the full path to the filename where you store your rtorrent configuration
+config="`su -c 'echo $HOME' $user`/.rtorrent.rc"
+
+# set of options to run with
+options=""
+
+# default directory for screen, needs to be an absolute path
+base="`su -c 'echo $HOME' $user`"
+
+# name of screen session
+srnname="rtorrent"
+
+# file to log to (makes for easier debugging if something goes wrong)
+logfile="/var/log/rtorrentInit.log"
+#######################
+###END CONFIGURATION###
+#######################
+PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin
+DESC="rtorrent"
+NAME=rtorrent
+DAEMON=$NAME
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+
+checkcnfg() {
+    exists=0
+    for i in `echo "$PATH" | tr ':' '\n'` ; do
+        if [ -f $i/$NAME ] ; then
+            exists=1
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+    if [ $exists -eq 0 ] ; then
+        echo "cannot find rtorrent binary in PATH $PATH" | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+        exit 3
+    fi
+    if ! [ -r "${config}" ] ; then 
+        echo "cannot find readable config ${config}. check that it is there and permissions are appropriate" | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+        exit 3 
+    fi 
+    session=`getsession "$config"` 
+    if ! [ -d "${session}" ] ; then
+        echo "cannot find readable session directory ${session} from config ${config}. check permissions" | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+        exit 3
+    fi
+}
+
+d_start() {
+  [ -d "${base}" ] && cd "${base}"
+  stty stop undef && stty start undef
+  su -c "screen -ls | grep -sq "\.${srnname}[[:space:]]" " ${user} || su -c "screen -dm -S ${srnname} 2>&1 1>/dev/null" ${user} | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+  # this works for the screen command, but starting rtorrent below adopts screen session gid
+  # even if it is not the screen session we started (e.g. running under an undesirable gid
+  #su -c "screen -ls | grep -sq "\.${srnname}[[:space:]]" " ${user} || su -c "sg \"$group\" -c \"screen -fn -dm -S ${srnname} 2>&1 1>/dev/null\"" ${user} | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+  su -c "screen -S "${srnname}" -X screen rtorrent ${options} 2>&1 1>/dev/null" ${user} | tee -a "$logfile" >&2
+}
+
+d_stop() {
+    session=`getsession "$config"`
+    if ! [ -s ${session}/rtorrent.lock ] ; then
+        return
+    fi
+    pid=`cat ${session}/rtorrent.lock | awk -F: '{print($2)}' | sed "s/[^0-9]//g"`
+    if ps -A | grep -sq ${pid}.*rtorrent ; then # make sure the pid doesn't belong to another process
+        kill -s INT ${pid}
+    fi
+}
+
+getsession() { 
+    session=`cat "$1" | grep "^[[:space:]]*session[[:space:]]*=" | sed "s/^[[:space:]]*session[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*//" `
+    echo $session
+}
+
+checkcnfg
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    echo -n "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
+    d_start
+    echo "."
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    echo -n "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
+    d_stop
+    echo "."
+    ;;
+  restart|force-reload)
+    echo -n "Restarting $DESC: $NAME"
+    d_stop
+    sleep 1
+    d_start
+    echo "."
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/doc/scripts/init/rtorrentInitTmux.bash b/doc/scripts/init/rtorrentInitTmux.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          rtorrent_autostart
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog $netdaemons
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: rtorrent script using tmux
+# Description:       rtorrent script using tmux
+### END INIT INFO
+
+#############
+###<Notes>###
+#############
+# This script depends on tmux and is based on 'rtorrentInitScreen.sh' script
+# with the following enhancements:
+#  - init script 'start' option can be called without breaking anything
+#  - init script 'status' option can be used in scripts to determine whether rtorrent is running or not
+#  - auto removes damaged/stuck 'rtorrent.lock' file if necessary
+#  - saves session (just in case) before stopping with 'rtxmlrp' if it exists
+#  - provides examples how to script tmux windows
+#
+# For the stop function to work, you must set an explicit session directory
+# using ABSOLUTE paths (no, ~ is not absolute) in your rtorrent.rc and with
+# "sessiondir" option.
+# If you typically just start rtorrent with just "rtorrent" on the
+# command line, all you need to change is the "user" and "sessiondir" option.
+# Attach to the tmux session as your user with
+# "tmux -2u new-session -A -s rtorrent". Change "rtorrent" with "tmuxname" option.
+# Licensed under the GPLv2 by lostnihilist: lostnihilist _at_ gmail _dot_ com
+##############
+###</Notes>###
+##############
+
+#######################
+##Start Configuration##
+#######################
+# You can specify your configuration in a different file.
+# (so that it is saved with upgrades, saved in your home directory,
+# or whatever reason you want to)
+# by commenting out/deleting the configuration lines and placing them
+# in a text file (say /home/user/.rtorrent.init.conf) exactly as you would
+# have written them here (you can leave the comments if you desire
+# and then uncommenting the following line correcting the path/filename.
+# for the one you used. note the space after the ".".
+# . /etc/rtorrent.init.conf
+
+# system user to run as
+user="username"
+
+# default directory for tmux, needs to be an absolute path
+base=$(su -c 'echo $HOME' $user)
+
+# the full path to the filename where you store your rtorrent configuration
+config="$base/.rtorrent.rc"
+
+# the full path to the session directory of rtorrent
+sessiondir="/mnt/Torrents/.rtorrent/.session"
+
+# options to pass to rtorrent; e.g. don't read config from $HOME but load alternate
+#options="-n -O import=$config"
+options=""
+
+# name of tmux session
+tmuxname="rtorrent"
+
+# name of window in tmux session
+DESC="rT"
+#######################
+###END CONFIGURATION###
+#######################
+PATH=/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin
+NAME=rtorrent
+DDIR="/opt/rtorrent/bin"
+DAEMON=$NAME
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+RTXMLRPCBIN="$base/bin/rtxmlrpc"
+
+
+checkcnfg() {
+    if [ -z "$(which $DAEMON)" ] ; then
+        echo "Cannot find $DAEMON binary in PATH: $PATH"
+        exit 3
+    fi
+    if ! [ -r "$config" ] ; then
+        echo "Cannot find readable config $config. Check that it is there and permissions are appropriate"
+        exit 3
+    fi
+    if ! [ -d "$sessiondir" ] ; then
+        echo "Cannot find readable session directory $sessiondir from config $config. Check permissions"
+        exit 3
+    fi
+}
+
+
+status() {
+    if [ -e "${sessiondir}/rtorrent.lock" ] ; then
+	pid=`cat ${sessiondir}/rtorrent.lock | awk -F: '{print($2)}' | sed "s/[^0-9]//g"`
+	# make sure the pid isn't empty and doesn't belong to another process : this will match lines containing rtorrent, which grep '[r]torrent' does not!
+	# if there is no process as the 'pid' suggests then delete the stuck "rtorrent.lock" file (to be able to start rtorrent)
+	[[ -n "$pid" ]] && ps aux | grep -sq ${pid}.*[r]torrent && echo -e ${pid} || rm -f "${sessiondir}/rtorrent.lock"
+    fi
+}
+
+
+d_start() {
+    [ -d "$base" ] && cd "$base"
+    # if STDIN is a terminal (we are using interactive mode)
+    [ -t 0 ] && stty stop undef && stty start undef
+    # start the default 2 tmux window (bash and mc) if there isn't tmux session called "tmuxname" option (rtorrent)
+    if ! su -c "tmux ls | grep -sq ${tmuxname}: " $user ; then
+	# 1st window (0): split it into 3 panes, display 'date' in the last one
+	su -c "tmux -2u new-session -d -s ${tmuxname} -n 'shell1'" $user
+	su -c "tmux -2u split-window -v -t ${tmuxname}:0 'bash'" $user
+	su -c "tmux -2u split-window -h -t ${tmuxname}:0 'date; bash'" $user
+	# 2nd window (1): start 'mc' if it exists
+	su -c "tmux -2u new-window -t ${tmuxname}:1 -n 'mc1' 'command which mc && mc ~/; bash'" $user
+    fi
+    # start rtorrent always in the 3rd tmux window (2) if it's not running and leave shell behind to be able to see reason of a crash
+    if [ "$(status)" == "" ]; then
+	su -c "tmux -2u list-panes -t ${tmuxname}:2 &>/dev/null && tmux -2u respawn-pane -t ${tmuxname}:2 -k \"${DDIR}/${DAEMON} ${options}; bash\" || tmux -2u new-window -t ${tmuxname}:2 -n ${DESC} \"${DDIR}/${DAEMON} ${options}; bash\"" $user
+    fi
+}
+
+
+d_stop() {
+    pid=$(status)
+    if [ "$pid" != "" ]; then
+	# save session before stopping explicitly (just in case) if rtxmlrpc util exists then wait for 5 seconds to be able to complete it
+	[ -L "$RTXMLRPCBIN" ] && "$RTXMLRPCBIN" session.save &>/dev/null && sleep 5
+	# INT (2, Interrupt from keyboard): normal shutdown
+	kill -s INT $pid
+    fi
+}
+
+
+checkcnfg
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        echo -n "Starting $DESC: $NAME"
+        d_start
+        echo "."
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        echo -n "Stopping $DESC: $NAME"
+        d_stop
+        echo "."
+        ;;
+    restart|force-reload)
+        echo -n "Restarting $DESC: $NAME"
+        d_stop
+        sleep 1
+        d_start
+        echo "."
+        ;;
+    status)
+        status
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0