#!/bin/bash which soffice >/dev/null 2>&1 if [ $? = 0 ] ; then echo "Starting up Open Office Server (headless mode)" soffice "-accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager" -nologo -headless echo "Testing to see if soffice is listening on port 8100" netstat -an | grep 8100 else echo "" echo "Error: Unable to find 'soffice' on PATH environment variable" echo "" fi