+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Example</title>
+
+ <example>
+ <title>Start-up Notification and Status Updates</title>
+
+ <para>A simple shell daemon that sends
+ start-up notifications after having set up its
+ communication channel. During runtime it sends
+ further status updates to the init
+ system:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>#!/bin/bash
+
+mkfifo /tmp/waldo
+systemd-notify --ready --status="Waiting for data..."
+
+while : ; do
+ read a < /tmp/waldo
+ systemd-notify --status="Processing $a"
+
+ # Do something with $a ...
+
+ systemd-notify --status="Waiting for data..."
+done</programlisting>
+ </example>
+ </refsect1>
+