Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks
| service |
| service --list service { --test-if-available --test-if-configured-on } service service service { start stop } |
Description
A shell script used to list, start, and stop network services. service is primarily an interface to services managed by xinetd , but it also includes support for Postfix (with a service name of smtp ) and for receipt of faxes ( fax-receive ) on Panther.
Options/Usage
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- --list
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Prints a list of services available for management to standard output.
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- --test-if-available
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Returns 0 if the specified service is available on the system; 1 if not.
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- --test-if-configured-on
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Returns 0 if the specified service is currently configured to run; 1 if not.
Location
/sbin