mdtool(1)						      General Commands Manual							 mdtool(1)

NAME

       mdtool - MonoDevelop Application Runner

SYNOPSIS

       mdtool <applicationId> ...

       mdtool setup ...

       mdtool -q

DESCRIPTION

       mdtool  is a tool that can execute head-less MonoDevelop applications, this can be used for example to do batch compilations without start-
       ing up the MonoDevelop GUI.

USAGE

       applicationId ...
	      Runs the specified application.

       -q     Lists available applications.

Available Applications
       The list of applications returned by the option -q might be different depending on which add-ins are installed.

       gsetup Graphical add-in setup utility.

       build [options] [project-file]
	      Project build tool. Use this tool to build any solution supported by MonoDevelop (eg. .mds, .sln). If no solution/project is  speci-
	      fied  then  it  will  pull  the first solution it can find in the current directory.  You can use this option to build packages in a
	      head-less or batch fashion.

	      Options
		     -c , --configuration:CONFIGURATION Name of the solution configuration to build.

		     -t , --target:TARGET Name of the target: Clean or Build

		     -p , --project:PROJECT Name of the project to build.

       dbgen  Parser database generation tool.

       project-export
	      Project conversion tool.

       IDE    The MonoDevelop IDE.

       generate-makefiles <solution-file> [--simple-makefiles] [-d:default-config]
	      Makefile generator tool. This can be used to generate makefiles from any solution supported by MonoDevelop.

	      Options
		     --simple-makefiles , -s Generates set of Makefiles with the most common targets, and a configuration script that does a basic
		     check  of	package  dependencies.	Default is to generate Makefile structure based on Autotools with the standard targets and
		     configuration scripts.

		     -d:default-config Configuration that the Makefile will build by default. Other configurations can be selected via the '--con-
		     fig' or '--enable-*' option of the generated configure script.

       setup command [arg1, .., argn2]
	      Runs  the  MonoDevelop add-in setup command.  You must specify a command to execute.  If none is provided a list of commands is dis-
	      played
	      Add-in Commands
		     install (i) [package-name|package-file] Installs an add-in or set of addins. The command argument is a list of  files  and/or
		     package  names. If a package name is provided the package will be looked out in the registered repositories.  A specific add-
		     in version can be specified by appending it to.  the package name using MonoDevelop.SourceEditor/0.9.1

		     uninstall (u) [package-name]
			    Uninstalls an add-in. The command argument is the name of the add-in to uninstall.

		     check-install (ci)
			    Checks if a package is installed. If it is not, it looks for the package in the registered repositories, and if  found
			    the package is downloaded and installed, including all needed dependencies.

		     update (up)
			    Downloads and installs available updates for installed add-ins.

		     list (l)
			    Prints a list of all installed add-ins.

		     list-av (la)
			    Prints a list of add-ins available to install in the registered repositories.

		     list-update (lu)
			    Prints a list of available add-in updates in the registered repositories.
	      Repository Commands

		     rep-add (ra) url1 [url2 [url2]]
			    Registers an add-in repository. Several URLs can be provided.

		     rep-remove (rr) url1 [url2 [url2]]
			    Unregisters an add-in repository. Several URLs can be provided.

		     rep-update (ru)
			    Updates the lists of addins available in all registered repositories.

		     rep-list (rl)
			    Shows a list of all registered repositories.
	      Add-in Registry Commands:

		     reg-update (rgu)
			    Looks  for changes in add-in directories and updates the registry.	New add-ins will be added and deleted add-ins will
			    be removed.

		     reg-build (rgu)

		     info [filename|package-name]
			    Prints information about an add-in.
	      Packaging Commands

		     rep-build (rb) path
			    Scans the provided directory and generates a set of index files with entries for all  add-in  packages  found  in  the
			    directory  tree.  The resulting file structure is an add-in repository that can be published in a web site or a shared
			    directory.

		     pack (p) file-path
			    Creates an add-in package (.mpack file) which includes all files needed to deploy an add-in. The command parameter	is
			    the path to the add-in's configuration file.

		     help (h) [command]
			    Shows help for the given command
	      Debug Commands:

		     dump-file
			    Prints the contents of a registry file for debugging.

SEE ALSO

       monodevelop(1), mono(1), mcs(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2007 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)

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