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NAME

       make_services - generate GNUstep services info

SYNOPSIS

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

DESCRIPTION

       make_services  builds  a validated cache of service information for use
       by  programs  that  want  to  access  the  GNUstep  services  facility.
       Additionally,  it  builds  a  list  of applications and service bundles
       found in the standard directories. This cache is usually stored in  the
       file named .GNUstepServices in the user’s GNUstep directory.

       Most  commonly,  make_services  is called from within the GNUstep.sh or
       GNUstep.csh script to update  the  service  information  everytime  the
       GNUstep environmet is set up, i.e.  in a login script. But of course it
       is possible to run make_services from the  command  line  whenever  you
       wish,  for example after having installed a new application or service.

       The Services menu in  an  application’s  mainmenu  is  usually  updated
       automatically.  However,  it may be neccessary to close an open or torn
       off menu for the changes to appear.  Also, the  workspace  manager  may
       have  to  be  closed and restarted for file association changes to take
       effect.

OPTIONS

       --test filename
              check that property  list  filename  contains  a  valid  service
              information.

       --quiet
              suppress warnings (not recommended but useful in login scripts).

       --verbose
              give verbose output.

       --help show small help screen.

EXAMPLES

       Simply rebuild the cache of service information:

       make_services

       Check whether the  file  ServiceInfo.plist  contains  a  valid  service
       description:

       make_services --test ServiceInfo.plist

NOTES

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

SEE ALSO

       GNUstep(7), gopen(1)

HISTORY

       Work on make_services started November 1998.

       This manual page was first written October 2003.

AUTHORS

       make_services    was     written     by     Richard     Frith-Macdonald
       <richard@brainstorm.co.uk>.

       This   man   page   was   written   by   Martin   Brecher   <martin@mb-
       itconsulting.com>.