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SERVICE(8)                BSD System Manager's Manual               SERVICE(8)

NAME
     service

SYNOPSIS
     service service command
     service --list
     service --test-if-configured-on service
     service --test-if-available service

DESCRIPTION
     service is a simple utility to abstract the management of services provided by the system.  It can be
     used to start and stop services, as well as to determine the status of services.

OPTIONS
     service command
             Attempt to execute a given command for a given service. Currently, the available commands are
             'start' and 'stop'.

     --list  List all available services.

     --test-if-configured-on service
             Exit with status 0 if the service is currently enabled. Otherwise, exit with status 1.

     --test-if-available service
             Exit with status 0 if the service's daemon exists on your system. Otherwise, exit with status
             1.

Darwin                         October 15, 2004                         Darwin