01-10-2009
I'm new and I am trying to get started with OS-X
I bought my first Mac a year ago December, and I love it. I have been interested in trying to write my own programs and don't even know where to start. I have never written any software before and was wondering if anyone could give me some recommendations on any books or other good websites that can help me in my quest. I want to start small with maybe making my own widget or something, but eventually I would like to expand into writing an autoshop POS system similar to RO Writer. I love OS-X and will never go back to using Vista ever again, and I would love to learn more about my beloved Mac. Thanks!!
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xgridctl(8) BSD System Manager's Manual xgridctl(8)
NAME
xgridctl -- Xgrid Daemon Control Interface
SYNOPSIS
xgridctl [target] action
OPTIONS
The optional target is one of the following:
controller perform the action for the xgricontrollerd daemon
agent perform the action for the xgridagentd daemon
The action is one of the following:
status print status for the chosen daemon, or print status for all daemons if no target is specified
start enable and start the chosen daemon, or start all enabled daemons if no target is specified
stop disable and stop the chosen daemon, or stop all daemons if no target is specified
restart stop and then enable and start the chosen daemon, or stop all daemons and then start all enabled daemons if no target is speci-
fied
RETURN VALUES
0 completed succesfully
1 an error occurred
FILES
/usr/libexec/xgrid/xgridagentd
agent daemon
/usr/libexec/xgrid/xgridcontrollerd
controller daemon
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.xgridagentd.plist
agent launchd control file
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.xgridcontrollerd.plist
controller launchd control file
EXAMPLES
Print status of agent and controller:
$ xgridctl status
Start the controller and set it to run at startup:
$ xgridctl controller start
Stop the agent and set it to not run at startup:
$ xgridctl agent stop
SEE ALSO
xgrid(1) launchd(8)
HISTORY
This program was first introduced in Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger". It was inspired by apachectl(8). The "on" and "off" actions were deprecated in
Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard".
BUGS
Bug reports can be sent to bugreport.apple.com
Mac OS X April 2, 2009 Mac OS X