From Wsms

Note: This page should be titled invoke-rc.d (all lowercase). It is invoke-rc.d due to technical limitations of Mediawiki.

invoke-rc.d is the debian utility for starting/stopping/restarting servers (daemons) in /etc/rc.d This command also applies to ubuntu and Linuxmint.

common usage

Restart netowrking:

ggeller@roosevelt:~$ sudo invoke-rc.d networking restart
[sudo] password for ggeller:
 * Reconfiguring network interfaces...                                                                                                                                                               T

see also

service The RedHat eqivalent
update-rc.d manage symbolic links in /etc/init.d