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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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