SERVICE(8)

NAME
service

SYNOPSIS
service service command
service --list
service --test-if-configured-on service
service --test-if-available service

DESCRIPTION
service is a simple script to abstract the management of services provided by the system. It can be used to start and stop services, as well as to determine the status of services.

OPTIONS

service command
    Attempt to execute a given command for a given service. Currently, the available commands are 'start' and 'stop'.

--list
    List all available services.

--test-if-configured-on service
    Exit with status 0 if the service is currently enabled. Otherwise, exit with status 1.

--test-if-available service
    Exit with status 0 if the service's daemon exists on your system. Otherwise, exit with status 1.