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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)
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