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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright 2024 The Cockroach Authors.
+#
+# Use of this software is governed by the CockroachDB Software License
+# included in the /LICENSE file.
+
+# This script is used to monitor the status of cockroach processes on a remote
+# node where systemctl is available.
+# It produces output in the following format:
+#cockroach-system=500
+#status=unknown
+#cockroach-tenant_0=501
+#status=1
+#\n = end of frame
+
+one_shot=#{if .OneShot#}true#{end#}
+
+prev_frame=""
+while :; do
+  # Get all cockroach system units
+  sysctl_output=$(systemctl list-units cockroach\*.service --type=service --no-legend --no-pager | awk '{print $1}')
+  frame=""
+  while IFS= read -r name; do
+    # Query the PID and status of the cockroach system unit
+    pid=$(systemctl show "$name" --property MainPID --value)
+    status=$(systemctl show "$name" --property ExecMainStatus --value)
+    vc_label=${name%.service}
+    frame+="$vc_label=$pid\n"
+    frame+="status=$status\n"
+  done <<< "$sysctl_output"
+  # Only print the frame if it has changed.
+  if [ "$frame" != "$prev_frame" ]; then
+    echo -e "$frame"
+    prev_frame="$frame"
+  fi
+  # If one_shot is set, exit after the first iteration.
+  if [[ -n "${one_shot}" ]]; then
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 1
+done