diff -u service/service.8 service.new/service.8
--- service/service.8	2021-04-09 00:24:13.000000000 +0000
+++ service.new/service.8	2023-02-23 14:35:34.491953000 +0000
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 .Fl r
 .Nm
 .Op Fl j Ar jail
+.Op Fl q
 .Op Fl v
 .Ar script
 .Ar command
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@
 above, but list all of the files, not just what is enabled.
 .It Fl v
 Be slightly more verbose.
+.It Fl v
+Be quiet, redirecting output to /dev/null.
 .El
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 When used to run rc.d scripts the
Only in service.new: service.patch
diff -u service/service.sh service.new/service.sh
--- service/service.sh	2021-04-09 00:24:13.000000000 +0000
+++ service.new/service.sh	2023-02-23 14:42:02.506936000 +0000
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@
 	echo "-R	Stop and start enabled $local_startup services"
 	echo "-l	List all scripts in /etc/rc.d and $local_startup"
 	echo '-r	Show the results of boot time rcorder'
+	echo '-q	quiet'
 	echo '-v	Verbose'
 	echo ''
 }
 
-while getopts 'j:ehlrRv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
+while getopts 'j:ehlqrRv' COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT ; do
 	case "${COMMAND_LINE_ARGUMENT}" in
 	j)	JAIL="${OPTARG}" ;;
 	e)	ENABLED=eopt ;;
 	h)	usage ; exit 0 ;;
 	l)	LIST=lopt ;;
+	q)	QUIET=qopt ;;
 	r)	RCORDER=ropt ;;
 	R)	RESTART=Ropt ;;
 	v)	VERBOSE=vopt ;;
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@
 	args=""
 	[ -n "${ENABLED}" ] && args="${args} -e"
 	[ -n "${LIST}" ] && args="${args} -l"
+	[ -n "${QUIET}" ] && args="${args} -q"
 	[ -n "${RCORDER}" ] && args="${args} -r"
 	[ -n "${RESTART}" ] && args="${args} -R"
 	[ -n "${VERBOSE}" ] && args="${args} -v"
@@ -94,14 +97,22 @@
 			if [ -n "$rcvar" ]; then
 				load_rc_config_var ${name} ${rcvar}
 			fi
-			checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null && run_rc_script ${file} stop
+			if [ -n "$QUIET" ]; then
+				checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null && run_rc_script ${file} stop >/dev/null 2>&1
+			else
+				checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null && run_rc_script ${file} stop
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
 	for file in $files; do
 		if grep -q ^rcvar $file; then
 			eval `grep ^name= $file`
 			eval `grep ^rcvar $file`
-			checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null && run_rc_script ${file} start
+			if [ -n "$QUIET" ]; then
+				checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null && run_rc_script ${file} start >/dev/null 2>&1
+			else
+				checkyesno $rcvar 2>/dev/null && run_rc_script ${file} start
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
 
@@ -165,7 +176,11 @@
 for dir in /etc/rc.d $local_startup; do
 	if [ -x "$dir/$script" ]; then
 		[ -n "$VERBOSE" ] && echo "$script is located in $dir"
-		exec env -i -L -/daemon HOME=/ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin "$dir/$script" "$@"
+		if [ -n "$QUIET" ]; then
+			exec env -i -L -/daemon HOME=/ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin "$dir/$script" "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1
+		else
+			exec env -i -L -/daemon HOME=/ PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin "$dir/$script" "$@"
+		fi
 	fi
 done