diff --git a/lib/facter/init.rb b/lib/facter/init.rb
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+# init.rb
+# Determine the init system in use on Sabayon/Gentoo systems
+
+
+Facter.add("init") do
+    setcode do
+        %x{/usr/bin/eselect sysvinit list | /bin/grep '\\[' | /bin/grep '\\*' | /usr/bin/awk '{print $2}'}.chomp
+    end
+end
+