launchd/src/service.8

   1 .Dd October 15, 2004
   2 .Dt SERVICE 8
   3 .Os Darwin
   4 .Sh NAME
   5 .Nm service
   6 .Sh SYNOPSIS
   7 .Nm
   8 .Ar service Ar command
   9 .Nm
  10 .Fl -list
  11 .Nm
  12 .Fl -test-if-configured-on Ar service
  13 .Nm
  14 .Fl -test-if-available Ar service
  15 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  16 .Nm
  17 is a simple script to abstract the management of services provided by the system.
  18 It can be used to start and stop services, as well as to determine the status of services.
  19 .Sh OPTIONS
  20 .Bl -tag -width indent
  21 .It Ar service Ar command
  22 Attempt to execute a given command for a given service. Currently, the available commands are 'start' and 'stop'.
  23 .It Fl -list
  24 List all available services.
  25 .It Fl -test-if-configured-on Ar service
  26 Exit with status 0 if the service is currently enabled. Otherwise, exit with status 1.
  27 .It Fl -test-if-available Ar service
  28 Exit with status 0 if the service's daemon exists on your system. Otherwise, exit with status 1.
  29 .El