diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3171a032c2f7..dbc0673fd252 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 PKG=		openresolv
-VERSION=	3.7.3
 
 # Nasty hack so that make clean works without configure being run
 _CONFIG_MK!=	test -e config.mk && echo config.mk || echo config-null.mk
@@ -10,14 +9,12 @@ SBINDIR?=	/sbin
 SYSCONFDIR?=	/etc
 LIBEXECDIR?=	/libexec/resolvconf
 VARDIR?=	/var/run/resolvconf
-RCDIR?=		/etc/rc.d
-RESTARTCMD?=	if ${RCDIR}/\1 status >/dev/null 2>\&1; then \
-			${RCDIR}/\1 restart; \
-		fi
 
 INSTALL?=	install
 SED?=		sed
 
+VERSION!=	${SED} -n 's/OPENRESOLV_VERSION="\(.*\)".*/\1/p' resolvconf.in
+
 BINMODE?=	0755
 DOCMODE?=	0644
 MANMODE?=	0444
@@ -33,7 +30,9 @@ SED_SYSCONFDIR=		-e 's:@SYSCONFDIR@:${SYSCONFDIR}:g'
 SED_LIBEXECDIR=		-e 's:@LIBEXECDIR@:${LIBEXECDIR}:g'
 SED_VARDIR=		-e 's:@VARDIR@:${VARDIR}:g'
 SED_RCDIR=		-e 's:@RCDIR@:${RCDIR}:g'
-SED_RESTARTCMD=		-e 's:@RESTARTCMD \(.*\)@:${RESTARTCMD}:g'
+SED_RESTARTCMD=		-e 's:@RESTARTCMD@:${RESTARTCMD}:g'
+SED_RCDIR=		-e 's:@RCDIR@:${RCDIR}:g'
+SED_STATUSARG=		-e 's:@STATUSARG@:${STATUSARG}:g'
 
 DISTPREFIX?=	${PKG}-${VERSION}
 DISTFILEGZ?=	${DISTPREFIX}.tar.gz
@@ -44,9 +43,10 @@ FOSSILID?=	current
 
 all: ${TARGET}
 
-.in:
+.in: Makefile ${CONFIG_MK}
 	${SED}	${SED_SBINDIR} ${SED_SYSCONFDIR} ${SED_LIBEXECDIR} \
-		${SED_VARDIR} ${SED_RCDIR} ${SED_RESTARTCMD} \
+		${SED_VARDIR} \
+		${SED_RCDIR} ${SED_RESTARTCMD} ${SED_RCDIR} ${SED_STATUSARG} \
 		$< > $@
 
 clean:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 190ee71a9f92..b430b20fc344 100644
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ HOST=
 TARGET=
 RESTARTCMD=
 RCDIR=
+STATUSARG=
 
 for x do
 	opt=${x%%=*}
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ for x do
 	--target) TARGET=$var;;
 	--libdir) LIBDIR=$var;;
 	--restartcmd) RESTARTCMD=$var;;
+	--rcdir) RCDIR=$var;;
+	--statusarg) STATUSARG=$var;;
 	--includedir) eval INCLUDEDIR="$INCLUDEDIR${INCLUDEDIR:+ }$var";;
 	--datadir|--infodir) ;; # ignore autotools
 	--disable-maintainer-mode|--disable-dependency-tracking) ;;
@@ -117,7 +120,17 @@ echo "Configuring openresolv for ... $OS"
 rm -rf $CONFIG_MK
 echo "# $OS" >$CONFIG_MK
 
-for x in SYSCONFDIR SBINDIR LIBEXECDIR VARDIR MANDIR; do
+# On FreeBSD, /etc/init.d/foo status returns 0 if foo is not enabled
+# regardless of if it's not running.
+# So we force onestatus to work around this silly bug.
+if [ -z "$STATUSARG" ]; then
+	case "$OS" in
+	freebsd*)	STATUSARG="onestatus";;
+	esac
+fi
+
+for x in SYSCONFDIR SBINDIR LIBEXECDIR VARDIR MANDIR RESTARTCMD RCDIR STATUSARG
+do
 	eval v=\$$x
 	# Make files look nice for import
 	l=$((10 - ${#x}))
@@ -126,96 +139,6 @@ for x in SYSCONFDIR SBINDIR LIBEXECDIR VARDIR MANDIR; do
 	echo "$x=$t	$v" >>$CONFIG_MK
 done
 
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	printf "Checking for systemd ... "
-	if [ -x /bin/systemctl ]; then
-		RESTARTCMD="/bin/systemctl try-restart \1"
-		echo "yes"
-	elif [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]; then
-		RESTARTCMD="/usr/bin/systemctl try-restart \1"
-		echo "yes"
-	else
-		echo "no"
-	fi
-fi
-
-# Arch upgraded to systemd, so this check has to be just after systemd
-# but higher than the others
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	printf "Checking for Arch ... "
-	if [ -e /etc/arch-release -a -d /etc/rc.d ]; then
-		RCDIR=/etc/rc.d
-		RESTARTCMD="[ -e /var/run/daemons/\1 ] \&\& /etc/rc.d/\1 restart"
-		echo "yes"
-	else
-		echo "no"
-	fi
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	printf "Checking for OpenRC ... "
-	if [ -x /sbin/rc-service ]; then
-		RESTARTCMD="if /sbin/rc-service -e \1; then /sbin/rc-service \1 -- -Ds restart; fi"
-		echo "yes"
-	else
-		echo "no"
-	fi
-fi
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	printf "Checking for invoke-rc.d ... "
-	if [ -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ]; then
-		RCDIR=/etc/init.d
-		RESTARTCMD="if /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d --quiet \1 status >/dev/null 2>\&1; then /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d \1 restart; fi"
-		echo "yes"
-	else
-		echo "no"
-	fi
-fi
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	printf "Checking for service ... "
-	if [ -x /sbin/service ]; then
-		RCDIR=/etc/init.d
-		RESTARTCMD="if /sbin/service \1; then /sbin/service \1 restart; fi"
-		echo "yes"
-	else
-		echo "no"
-	fi
-fi
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	printf "Checking for runit... "
-	if [ -x /bin/sv ]; then
-		RESTARTCMD="/bin/sv try-restart \1"
-		echo "yes"
-	elif [ -x /usr/bin/sv ]; then
-		RESTARTCMD="/usr/bin/sv try-restart \1"
-		echo "yes"
-	else
-		echo "no"
-	fi
-fi
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	for x in /etc/init.d/rc.d /etc/rc.d /etc/init.d; do
-		printf "Checking for $x ... "
-		if [ -d $x ]; then
-			RCDIR=$x
-			RESTARTCMD="if $x/\1 status >/dev/null 2>\&1; then $x/\1 restart; fi"
-			echo "yes"
-			break
-		else
-			echo "no"
-		fi
-	done
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
-	echo "$0: WARNING: No means of interacting with system services detected!"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "RCDIR=		$RCDIR" >>$CONFIG_MK
-# Work around bug in the dash shell as "echo 'foo \1'" does bad things
-printf "%s\n" "RESTARTCMD=	$RESTARTCMD" >>$CONFIG_MK
-
 echo
 echo "   SYSCONFDIR =		$SYSCONFDIR"
 echo "   SBINDIR =		$SBINDIR"
@@ -223,3 +146,7 @@ echo "   LIBEXECDIR =		$LIBEXECDIR"
 echo "   VARDIR =		$RUNDIR"
 echo "   MANDIR =		$MANDIR"
 echo
+echo "   RESTARTCMD =		$RESTARTCMD"
+echo "   RCDIR =		$RCDIR"
+echo "   STATUSARG =		$STATUSARG"
+echo
diff --git a/dnsmasq.in b/dnsmasq.in
index 1b6ad16640c7..b1a2c7408d9c 100644
--- a/dnsmasq.in
+++ b/dnsmasq.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2012 Roy Marples
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2016 Roy Marples
 # All rights reserved
 
 # dnsmasq subscriber for resolvconf
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ NL="
 [ -s "$dnsmasq_pid" ] || dnsmasq_pid=/var/run/dnsmasq/dnsmasq.pid
 [ -s "$dnsmasq_pid" ] || unset dnsmasq_pid
 : ${dnsmasq_service:=dnsmasq}
-: ${dnsmasq_restart:=@RESTARTCMD ${dnsmasq_service}@}
 newconf="# Generated by resolvconf$NL"
 newresolv="$newconf"
 
@@ -180,7 +179,15 @@ if [ -n "$dnsmasq_resolv" ]; then
 fi
 
 if $changed; then
-	eval $dnsmasq_restart
+	# dnsmasq does not re-read the configuration file on SIGHUP
+	if [ -n "$dnsmasq_restart" ]; then
+		eval $dnsmasq_restart
+	elif [ -n "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
+		set -- ${dnsmasq_service}
+		eval $RESTARTCMD
+	else
+		@SBINDIR@/resolvconf -r ${dnsmasq_service}
+	fi
 fi
 if $dbus; then
 	if [ -s "$dnsmasq_pid" ]; then
diff --git a/libc.in b/libc.in
index 3be134bfc83f..aed7f7d0ff08 100644
--- a/libc.in
+++ b/libc.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Roy Marples
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2016 Roy Marples
 # All rights reserved
 
 # libc subscriber for resolvconf
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ elif [ -d "$SYSCONFDIR"/resolvconf ]; then
 fi
 : ${resolv_conf:=/etc/resolv.conf}
 : ${libc_service:=nscd}
-: ${libc_restart:=@RESTARTCMD ${libc_service}@}
 : ${list_resolv:=@SBINDIR@/resolvconf -l}
 if [ "${resolv_conf_head-x}" = x -a -f "$SYSCONFDIR"/resolv.conf.head ]; then
 	resolv_conf_head="$(cat "${SYSCONFDIR}"/resolv.conf.head)"
@@ -229,7 +228,14 @@ fi
 
 # Create our resolv.conf now
 (umask 022; printf %s "$newconf" >"$resolv_conf")
-eval $libc_restart
+if [ -n "$libc_restart" ]; then
+	eval $libc_restart
+elif [ -n "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
+	set -- ${libc_service}
+	eval $RESTARTCMD
+else
+	@SBINDIR@/resolvconf -r ${libc_service}
+fi
 
 retval=0
 # Notify users of the resolver
diff --git a/named.in b/named.in
index 43ceabb5e972..2083ea52058d 100644
--- a/named.in
+++ b/named.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2012 Roy Marples
+# Copyright (c) 2007-2016 Roy Marples
 # All rights reserved
 
 # named subscriber for resolvconf
@@ -35,18 +35,22 @@ NL="
 
 # Platform specific kludges
 if [ -z "$named_service" -a -z "$named_restart" -a \
-	-d "@RCDIR@" -a ! -x "@RCDIR@"/named ]
+	-d "$RCDIR" -a ! -x "$RCDIR"/named ]
 then
-	if [ -x "@RCDIR@"/bind9 ]; then
+	if [ -x "$RCDIR"/bind9 ]; then
 		# Debian and derivatives
 		named_service=bind9
-	elif [ -x "@RCDIR@"/rc.bind ]; then
+	elif [ -x "$RCDIR"/rc.bind ]; then
 		# Slackware
 		named_service=rc.bind
 	fi
 fi
 : ${named_service:=named}
-: ${named_restart:=@RESTARTCMD ${named_service}@}
+
+: ${named_pid:=/var/run/$named_service.pid}
+[ -s "$named_pid" ] || named_pid=/var/run/$named_service/$named_service.pid
+[ -s "$named_pid" ] || unset named_pid
+
 newoptions="# Generated by resolvconf$NL"
 newzones="$newoptions"
 
@@ -101,6 +105,14 @@ if [ -n "$named_zones" ]; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+# named does not seem to work with SIGHUP which is a same
 if $changed; then
-	eval $named_restart
+	if [ -n "$named_restart" ]; then
+		eval $named_restart
+	elif [ -n "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
+		set -- ${named_service}
+		eval $RESTARTCMD
+	else
+		@SBINDIR@/resolvconf -r ${named_service}
+	fi
 fi
diff --git a/resolvconf.8.in b/resolvconf.8.in
index bfbfc7f4726a..6930b0f962d6 100644
--- a/resolvconf.8.in
+++ b/resolvconf.8.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" Copyright (c) 2007-2015 Roy Marples
+.\" Copyright (c) 2007-2016 Roy Marples
 .\" All rights reserved
 .\"
 .\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd April 27, 2015
+.Dd February 23, 2016
 .Dt RESOLVCONF 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -125,24 +125,28 @@ file(s) for all the
 on the
 .Ar interface .
 .Pp
-Here are some more options that
-.Nm
-has:-
+Here are some options for the above commands:-
 .Bl -tag -width indent
-.It Fl I
-Initialise the state directory
-.Pa @VARDIR@ .
-This only needs to be called if the initial system boot sequence does not
-automatically clean it out; for example the state directory is moved
-somewhere other than
-.Pa /var/run .
-If used, it should only be called once as early in the system boot sequence
-as possible and before
-.Nm
-is used to add interfaces.
 .It Fl f
 Ignore non existant interfaces.
 Only really useful for deleting interfaces.
+.It Fl m Ar metric
+Set the metric of the interface when adding it, default of 0.
+Lower metrics take precedence.
+This affects the default order of interfaces when listed.
+.It Fl p
+Marks the interface
+.Pa resolv.conf
+as private.
+.It Fl x
+Mark the interface
+.Pa resolv.conf
+as exclusive when adding, otherwise only use the latest exclusive interface.
+.El
+.Pp
+.Nm
+has some more commands for general usage:-
+.Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Fl i Ar pattern
 List the interfaces and protocols, optionally matching
 .Ar pattern ,
@@ -157,14 +161,6 @@ If
 .Ar pattern
 is specified then we list the files for the interfaces and protocols
 that match it.
-.It Fl m Ar metric
-Set the metric of the interface when adding it, default of 0.
-Lower metrics take precedence.
-This affects the default order of interfaces when listed.
-.It Fl p
-Marks the interface
-.Pa resolv.conf
-as private.
 .It Fl u
 Force
 .Nm
@@ -172,15 +168,31 @@ to update all its subscribers.
 .Nm
 does not update the subscribers when adding a resolv.conf that matches
 what it already has for that interface.
-.It Fl x
-Mark the interface
-.Pa resolv.conf
-as exclusive when adding, otherwise only use the latest exclusive interface.
 .El
 .Pp
 .Nm
-also has some options designed to be used by its subscribers:-
+also has some commands designed to be used by it's subscribers and
+system startup:-
 .Bl -tag -width indent
+.It Fl I
+Initialise the state directory
+.Pa @VARDIR@ .
+This only needs to be called if the initial system boot sequence does not
+automatically clean it out; for example the state directory is moved
+somewhere other than
+.Pa /var/run .
+If used, it should only be called once as early in the system boot sequence
+as possible and before
+.Nm
+is used to add interfaces.
+.It Fl R
+Echo the command used to restart a service.
+.It Fl r Ar service
+If the
+.Ar service
+is running then restart it.
+If the service does not exist or is not running then zero is returned,
+otherwise the result of restarting the service.
 .It Fl v
 Echo variables DOMAINS, SEARCH and NAMESERVERS so that the subscriber can
 configure the resolver easily.
diff --git a/resolvconf.conf.5.in b/resolvconf.conf.5.in
index ddf0558e91a7..2c3ac9c502ab 100644
--- a/resolvconf.conf.5.in
+++ b/resolvconf.conf.5.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd February 21, 2016
+.Dd February 23, 2016
 .Dt RESOLVCONF.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -284,23 +284,23 @@ variables, documented below.
 .Pp
 .Bl -tag -width indent
 .It Sy dnsmasq_service
-Location of the dnsmasq service.
+Name of the dnsmasq service.
 .It Sy dnsmasq_restart
 Command to restart the dnsmasq service.
 .It Sy dnsmasq_pid
 Location of the dnsmasq pidfile.
 .It Sy libc_service
-Location of the libc service.
+Name of the libc service.
 .It Sy libc_restart
 Command to restart the libc service.
 .It Sy named_service
-Location of the named service.
+Name of the named service.
 .It Sy named_restart
 Command to restart the named service.
 .It Sy pdnsd_restart
 Command to restart the pdnsd service.
 .It Sy unbound_service
-Location of the unbound service.
+Name of the unbound service.
 .It Sy unbound_restart
 Command to restart the unbound service.
 .It Sy unbound_pid
diff --git a/resolvconf.in b/resolvconf.in
index 3bfed5e24891..f77c13425bae 100644
--- a/resolvconf.in
+++ b/resolvconf.in
@@ -25,9 +25,12 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 RESOLVCONF="$0"
+OPENRESOLV_VERSION="3.8.0"
 SYSCONFDIR=@SYSCONFDIR@
 LIBEXECDIR=@LIBEXECDIR@
 VARDIR=@VARDIR@
+RCDIR=@RCDIR@
+RESTARTCMD=@RESTARTCMD@
 
 # Disregard dhcpcd setting
 unset interface_order state_dir
@@ -71,55 +74,45 @@ error_exit()
 usage()
 {
 	cat <<-EOF
-	Usage: ${RESOLVCONF##*/} [options]
+	Usage: ${RESOLVCONF##*/} [options] command [argument]
 
 	Inform the system about any DNS updates.
 
-	Options:
+	Commands:
 	  -a \$INTERFACE    Add DNS information to the specified interface
 	                   (DNS supplied via stdin in resolv.conf format)
-	  -m metric        Give the added DNS information a metric
-	  -p               Mark the interface as private
-	  -x               Mark the interface as exclusive
 	  -d \$INTERFACE    Delete DNS information from the specified interface
-	  -f               Ignore non existant interfaces
-	  -I               Init the state dir
-	  -u               Run updates from our current DNS information
-	  -l [\$PATTERN]    Show DNS information, optionally from interfaces
-	                   that match the specified pattern
+	  -h               Show this help cruft
 	  -i [\$PATTERN]    Show interfaces that have supplied DNS information
                    optionally from interfaces that match the specified
                    pattern
+	  -l [\$PATTERN]    Show DNS information, optionally from interfaces
+	                   that match the specified pattern
+
+	  -u               Run updates from our current DNS information
+
+	Options:
+	  -f               Ignore non existant interfaces
+	  -m metric        Give the added DNS information a metric
+	  -p               Mark the interface as private
+	  -x               Mark the interface as exclusive
+
+	Subscriber and System Init Commands:
+	  -I               Init the state dir
+	  -r \$SERVICE      Restart the system service
+	                   (restarting a non-existent or non-running service
+	                    should have no output and return 0)
+	  -R               Show the system service restart command
 	  -v [\$PATTERN]    echo NEWDOMAIN, NEWSEARCH and NEWNS variables to
 	  		   the console
-	  -h               Show this help cruft
+	  -V [\$PATTERN]    Same as -v, but only uses configuration in
+	                   $SYSCONFDIR/resolvconf.conf
 	EOF
 	[ -z "$1" ] && exit 0
 	echo
 	error_exit "$*"
 }
 
-echo_resolv()
-{
-	local line= OIFS="$IFS"
-
-	[ -n "$1" -a -f "$IFACEDIR/$1" ] || return 1
-	echo "# resolv.conf from $1"
-	# Our variable maker works of the fact each resolv.conf per interface
-	# is separated by blank lines.
-	# So we remove them when echoing them.
-	while read -r line; do
-		IFS="$OIFS"
-		if [ -n "$line" ]; then
-			# We need to set IFS here to preserve any whitespace
-			IFS=''
-			printf "%s\n" "$line"
-		fi
-	done < "$IFACEDIR/$1"
-	echo
-	IFS="$OIFS"
-}
-
 # Strip any trailing dot from each name as a FQDN does not belong
 # in resolv.conf(5)
 # If you think otherwise, capture a DNS trace and you'll see libc
@@ -261,6 +254,108 @@ config_mkdirs()
 	return $e
 }
 
+# With the advent of alternative init systems, it's possible to have
+# more than one installed. So we need to try and guess what one we're
+# using unless overriden by configure.
+# Note that restarting a service is a last resort - the subscribers
+# should make a reasonable attempt to reconfigre the service via some
+# method, normally SIGHUP.
+detect_init()
+{
+	[ -n "$RESTARTCMD" ] && return 0
+
+	# Detect the running init system.
+	# As systemd and OpenRC can be installed on top of legacy init
+	# systems we try to detect them first.
+	local status="@STATUSARG@"
+	: ${status:=status}
+	if [ -x /bin/systemctl -a -S /run/systemd/private ]; then
+		RESTARTCMD="if /bin/systemctl --quiet is-active; then
+	/bin/systemctl restart \$1.service;
+fi"
+	elif [ -x /usr/bin/systemctl -a -S /run/systemd/private ]; then
+		RESTARTCMD="if /usr/bin/systemctl --quiet is-active; then
+	/usr/bin/systemctl restart \$1.service;
+fi"
+	elif [ -x /sbin/rc-service -a \
+	    -s /libexec/rc/init.d/softlevel -o -s /run/openrc/softlevel ]
+	then
+		RESTARTCMD="/sbin/rc-service -i \$1 -- -Ds restart"
+	elif [ -x /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d ]; then
+		RCDIR=/etc/init.d
+		RESTARTCMD="if /usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d --quiet \$1 status 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	/usr/sbin/invoke-rc.d \$1 restart;
+fi"
+	elif [ -x /sbin/service ]; then
+		# Old RedHat
+		RCDIR=/etc/init.d
+		RESTARTCMD="if /sbin/service \$1; then
+	/sbin/service \$1 restart;
+fi"
+	elif [ -x /usr/sbin/service ]; then
+		# Could be FreeBSD
+		RESTARTCMD="if /usr/sbin/service \$1 $status 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	/usr/sbin/service \$1 restart;
+fi"
+	elif [ -x /bin/sv ]; then
+		RESTARTCMD="/bin/sv try-restart \$1"
+	elif [ -x /usr/bin/sv ]; then
+		RESTARTCMD="/usr/bin/sv try-restart \$1"
+	elif [ -e /etc/arch-release -a -d /etc/rc.d ]; then
+		RCDIR=/etc/rc.d
+		RESTARTCMD="if [ -e /var/run/daemons/\$1 ]; then
+	/etc/rc.d/\$1 restart;
+fi"
+	elif [ -e /etc/slackware-version -a -d /etc/rc.d ]; then
+		RESTARTCMD="if /etc/rc.d/rc.\$1 status 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	/etc/rc.d/rc.\$1 restart;
+fi"
+	elif [ -e /etc/rc.d/rc.subr -a -d /etc/rc.d ]; then
+		# OpenBSD
+		RESTARTCMD="if /etc/rc.d/\$1 check 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	/etc/rc.d/\$1 restart;
+fi"
+	else
+		for x in /etc/init.d/rc.d /etc/rc.d /etc/init.d; do
+			[ -d $x ] || continue
+			RESTARTCMD="if $x/\$1 $status 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	$x/\$1 restart;
+fi"
+			break
+		done
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
+		if [ "$NOINIT_WARNED" != true ]; then
+			warn "could not detect a useable init system"
+			_NOINIT_WARNED=true
+		fi
+		return 1
+	fi
+	_NOINIT_WARNED=
+	return 0
+}
+
+echo_resolv()
+{
+	local line= OIFS="$IFS"
+
+	[ -n "$1" -a -f "$IFACEDIR/$1" ] || return 1
+	echo "# resolv.conf from $1"
+	# Our variable maker works of the fact each resolv.conf per interface
+	# is separated by blank lines.
+	# So we remove them when echoing them.
+	while read -r line; do
+		IFS="$OIFS"
+		if [ -n "$line" ]; then
+			# We need to set IFS here to preserve any whitespace
+			IFS=''
+			printf "%s\n" "$line"
+		fi
+	done < "$IFACEDIR/$1"
+	IFS="$OIFS"
+}
+
 list_resolv()
 {
 	[ -d "$IFACEDIR" ] || return 0
@@ -320,6 +415,7 @@ list_resolv()
 
 	cd "$IFACEDIR"
 	retval=1
+	excl=true
 	for i in $(uniqify $list); do
 		# Only list interfaces which we really have
 		if ! [ -f "$i" ]; then
@@ -334,6 +430,7 @@ list_resolv()
 			printf %s "$i "
 		else
 			echo_resolv "$i"
+			echo
 		fi
 		[ $? = 0 -a "$retval" = 1 ] && retval=0
 	done
@@ -499,7 +596,7 @@ make_vars()
 
 force=false
 VFLAG=
-while getopts a:Dd:fhIilm:puvVx OPT; do
+while getopts a:Dd:fhIilm:pRruvVx OPT; do
 	case "$OPT" in
 	f) force=true;;
 	h) usage;;
@@ -541,6 +638,18 @@ if [ "$cmd" = l -o "$cmd" = i ]; then
 	exit $?
 fi
 
+# Restart a service or echo the command to restart a service
+if [ "$cmd" = r -o "$cmd" = R ]; then
+	detect_init || exit 1
+	if [ "$cmd" = r ]; then
+		set -- $args
+		eval $RESTARTCMD
+	else
+		echo "$RESTARTCMD"
+	fi
+	exit $?
+fi
+
 # Not normally needed, but subscribers should be able to run independently
 if [ "$cmd" = v -o -n "$VFLAG" ]; then
 	make_vars "$iface"
@@ -765,6 +874,10 @@ case "${resolvconf:-YES}" in
 *) exit 0;;
 esac
 
+# Try and detect a suitable init system for our scripts
+detect_init
+export RESTARTCMD RCDIR _NOINIT_WARNED
+
 eval "$(make_vars)"
 export RESOLVCONF DOMAINS SEARCH NAMESERVERS LOCALNAMESERVERS
 : ${list_resolv:=list_resolv -l}
diff --git a/unbound.in b/unbound.in
index a803615783fc..46d45246ff2e 100644
--- a/unbound.in
+++ b/unbound.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# Copyright (c) 2009-2014 Roy Marples
+# Copyright (c) 2009-2016 Roy Marples
 # All rights reserved
 
 # unbound subscriber for resolvconf
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ NL="
 
 : ${unbound_pid:=/var/run/unbound.pid}
 : ${unbound_service:=unbound}
-: ${unbound_restart:=@RESTARTCMD ${unbound_service}@}
 newconf="# Generated by resolvconf$NL"
 
 for d in $DOMAINS; do
@@ -71,6 +70,18 @@ else
 	@SBINDIR@/resolvconf -D "$unbound_conf"
 fi
 
+restart_unbound()
+{
+	if [ -n "$unbound_restart" ]; then
+		eval $unbound_restart
+	elif [ -n "$RESTARTCMD" ]; then
+		set -- ${unbound_service}
+		eval $RESTARTCMD
+	else
+		@SBINDIR@/resolvconf -r ${unbound_service}
+	fi
+}
+
 if [ ! -f "$unbound_conf" ] || \
 	[ "$(cat "$unbound_conf")" != "$(printf %s "$newconf")" ]
 then
@@ -78,9 +89,9 @@ then
 	# If we can't sent a HUP then force a restart
 	if [ -s "$unbound_pid" ]; then
 		if ! kill -HUP $(cat "$unbound_pid") 2>/dev/null; then
-			eval $unbound_restart
+			restart_unbound
 		fi
 	else
-		eval $unbound_restart
+		restart_unbound
 	fi
 fi