ConsoleMessage(8) BSD System Manager's Manual ConsoleMessage(8)

NAME
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee - Send a message to SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr

SYNOPSIS
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] message
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] -SS
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] -FF
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] -ss service
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] -ff service
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] -qq setting
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] -bb path
     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee [-vv] -uu

DESCRIPTION
     The CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee utility may be used by startup item scripts to send
     messages to SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr (see SystemStarter(8)).

     The default behavior is to send the specified message to SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr to
     be displayed on the console.  SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr will attempt to localize the
     string using the current startup item's localization dictionaries.

     CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee may also be used to give feedback to SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr indi-
     cating which services provided by the startup item have succeeded or
     failed.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
     -vv       verbose mode (prints errors to stdout)

     -SS       mark all services provided by this item as successful

     -FF       mark all services provided by this item as failed

     -ss       mark the service as successful

     -ff       mark the service as failed

     -qq       query SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr for the value of the configuration variable
              setting (result will be printed to stdout).

     -bb       Tell SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr to load the display bundle at the specified
              path

     -uu       Tell SSyysstteemmSSttaarrtteerr to unload the current display bundle

NNOOTTEESS
     When a service name is not specified, CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee assumes its parent
     process identification (see getppid(2)) is that of a startup item script,
     and uses that token to find the correct list of services provided by the
     current item. If the process calling CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee is not a startup item
     script, it is necessary to explicitly provide service names.

SEE ALSO
     SystemStarter(8)

HISTORY     The CCoonnssoolleeMMeessssaaggee utility appeared in Darwin 6.0

Darwin                          April 12, 2002                          Darwin