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+# nfd-watcher.conf
+#
+# Restarting NDN Forwarding Daemon on network connectivity changes
+
+start on (net-device-up or
+          net-device-removed or
+          net-device-changed)
+task
+
+script
+  status nfd | grep -q start/ || stop
+  restart nfd
+end script