diff --git a/xrxs-srv.sh b/xrxs-srv.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+PORT=5460
+
+case $1 in
+  start)
+    ./xrxs -s xrxs & sleep 1
+    9pserve -c unix!/tmp/ns.$(whoami).\:0/xrxs tcp!0.0.0.0!${PORT} &
+    ;;
+  stop)
+    killall xrxs
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "$0 start|stop"
+    echo "  start: run the xrxs service in the background"
+    echo "  stop:  terminates xrxs services"
+    ;;
+esac