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@@ -310,10 +310,16 @@ In the above example I am also showing that you can define a single shortcut to
 
 You can also make changes to the file in your /tmp/kinto/xkeysnail/kinto.py location and see them take affect in real time, but for your changes to be permanent you will need to make your changes in the ~/.config/kinto/kinto.py location & restart the xkeysnail service.
 
+systemd
 ```
 sudo systemctl restart xkeysnail
 ```
 
+sysvinit
+```
+sudo -E /etc/init.d/kinto restart
+```
+
 More information can be seen on the readme page of [xkeysnail](https://github.com/mooz/xkeysnail).
 
 ## Windows (Autohotkey)
@@ -375,25 +381,53 @@ git pull origin master
 This info is now superceded by the fact that linux has a full fledge GUI and system tray app that is very easy to use, but I will keep the command line options for those that want to know what they are.
 
 Status
+
+systemd
 ```
 sudo systemctl status xkeysnail
 ```
 
+sysvinit
+```
+tail -f /tmp/kinto.log
+```
+
 Stop (your keymap will return to normal)
+
+systemd
 ```
 sudo systemctl stop xkeysnail
 ```
 
+sysvinit
+```
+sudo -E /etc/init.d/kinto stop
+```
+
 Start
+
+systemd
 ```
 sudo systemctl start xkeysnail
 ```
 
+sysvinit
+```
+sudo -E /etc/init.d/kinto start
+```
+
 Restart
+
+systemd
 ```
 sudo systemctl restart xkeysnail
 ```
 
+sysvinit
+```
+sudo -E /etc/init.d/kinto restart
+```
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 ### Installed successfully, but modifier keys are not properly remapped?