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+#!/bin/bash
+
+CHECK_FILE=somefile
+ERRORRANGE=20
+HIGHRANGE=20
+LOWRANGE=0
+somecommand=`echo blah`
+stateid=
+WWW_DIR=/var/www
+OFF=/var/www/off
+
+if [ -f "${OFF}" ]
+then
+  echo OFF
+  stateid=1
+  exit $stateid
+else
+
+
+if [ "${somecomand}" -eq 0 ];
+  then
+    if [ ! \( -e "${WWW_DIR}/${CHECK_FILE}" \) ];
+     then
+       cd /var/www/
+       sudo ln -s ${CHECK_FILE_TMP} ${CHECK_FILE}
+     fi
+    echo The Global somecommand is OK
+    stateid=0
+elif [ "${somecommand}" -ge "${LOWRANGE}" ] && [ "${somecommand}" -lt "${HIGHRANGE}" ];
+   then
+     echo The Global somecommand is in a Warning state at "${somecommand}"
+     stateid=1
+elif [ "${somecommand}" -ge ${ERRORRANGE} ];
+   then
+     if [ \( -h "${WWW_DIR}/${CHECK_FILE}" \) ];
+      then
+        cd /var/www/
+        sudo rm ${CHECK_FILE}
+      fi
+   echo The Global somecommand is in a Critical state at "${somecommand}"
+   stateid=2
+ fi
+ exit $stateid
+fi