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 starting 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  specified  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 '--config' 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 displayed
              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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