1MAKE_SERVICES(1)             GNUstep System Manual            MAKE_SERVICES(1)
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NAME

6       make_services - generate GNUstep services info
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SYNOPSIS

10       make_services [--test filename ] [--verbose|--quiet]
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DESCRIPTION

13       make_services  builds  a validated cache of service information for use
14       by programs that want to access the GNUstep services  facility.   Addi‐
15       tionally, it builds a list of applications and service bundles found in
16       the standard directories. This cache is  usually  stored  in  the  file
17       named .GNUstepServices in the user's GNUstep directory.
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19       Most  commonly,  make_services  is called from within the GNUstep.sh or
20       GNUstep.csh script to update  the  service  information  everytime  the
21       GNUstep environmet is set up, i.e.  in a login script. But of course it
22       is possible to run make_services from the  command  line  whenever  you
23       wish, for example after having installed a new application or service.
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25       The Services menu in an application's mainmenu is usually updated auto‐
26       matically. However, it may be neccessary to close an open or  torn  off
27       menu  for  the changes to appear.  Also, the workspace manager may have
28       to be closed and restarted for file association changes to take effect.
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OPTIONS

31       --test filename
32              check that property  list  filename  contains  a  valid  service
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EXAMPLES

44       Simply rebuild the cache of service information:
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48       Check  whether  the  file  ServiceInfo.plist  contains  a valid service
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NOTES

54       Giving both --quiet and --verbose on the command line  will  result  in
55       verbose output, ignoring the --quiet argument.
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SEE ALSO

58       GNUstep(7), gopen(1)
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HISTORY

61       Work on make_services started November 1998.
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63       This manual page was first written October 2003.
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AUTHORS

66       make_services  was  written  by Richard Frith-Macdonald <richard@brain‐
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69       This man page  was  written  by  Martin  Brecher  <martin@mb-itconsult‐
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