diff --git a/recipes-ti/matrix/matrix-tui/init b/recipes-ti/matrix/matrix-tui/init
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+#! /bin/sh
+
+matrixtui="/usr/bin/matrix_tui"
+TUI_OPTS="/usr/share/matrix/xml/matrix.xml"
+
+test -x "$matrixtui" || exit 0
+
+case "$1" in
+ start)
+ echo -n "Starting Matrix TUI application"
+ start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --background --pidfile /var/run/matrix-tui.pid --exec $matrixtui -- $TUI_OPTS
+ echo "."
+ ;;
+ stop)
+ echo -n "Stopping Matrix TUI application"
+ start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --pidfile /var/run/matrix-tui.pid
+ echo "."
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/matrix-tui {start|stop}"
+ exit 1
+esac
+
+exit 0