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 every time 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
       necessary  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>.

GNUstep                                           October 2003                                  MAKE_SERVICES(1)