diff --git a/srvstart b/srvstart
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+++ b/srvstart
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+ssh ajohnson@tartarus srvstart.bat
+
diff --git a/srvstatus b/srvstatus
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+++ b/srvstatus
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+host=$1
+port=$2
+pass=$3
+
+if nc -zvw3 $host $port 2>/dev/null; then
+	./srvstatus.expect $host $port $pass > /tmp/.stat
+	grep -B1 -A8 Empyrion\ dedicated\ server /tmp/.stat | egrep -v Playfield\|Game\ seed
+	echo "\nOnline players:\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - -"
+	sed -n '/Global\ online/,/Global\ players/p' /tmp/.stat | awk -F\= '{print $3}' | sed 's/....$//'
+	rm /tmp/.stat
+	exit 0
+else
+	echo "Server is DOWN!"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
diff --git a/srvstatus.expect b/srvstatus.expect
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+#!/usr/bin/expect
+
+set timeout 10
+set host [lindex $argv 0]
+set port [lindex $argv 1]
+set pass [lindex $argv 2]
+
+spawn telnet $host $port
+expect "password:" 
+send "$pass\r"
+expect "Logged in successfully"
+send "plys\r"
+expect eof
+
diff --git a/srvstop b/srvstop
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+#!/usr/bin/expect
+
+set timeout 10
+set host [lindex $argv 0]
+set port [lindex $argv 1]
+set pass [lindex $argv 2]
+
+spawn telnet $host $port
+expect "password:" 
+send "$pass\r"
+expect "Logged in successfully"
+send "say 'This is a test (shutdown command) (no, it is not actually shutting down, hence the test).'\r"
+expect eof
+
+
+##!/usr/bin/env sh
+#host=$1
+#port=$2
+#pass=$3
+#
+#telnet $host $port <<EOF
+#$pass
+#say 'This is a test.'
+#^]
+#EOF
+#
+#exit 0
+