---
name: "gst-compprep-0.8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgstreamer0.8-0"
version: "0.8.12-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gst-compprep-0.8"
---

# gst-compprep-0.8(1)

create the registry for gst-complete

## NAME

gst-compprep-0.8 - create the registry for gst-complete

## SYNOPSIS

gst-compprep-0.8

## DESCRIPTION

*gst-compprep-0.8* builds a registry of GStreamer elements and their features that is used by *gst-complete* to perform context-sensitive tab completion of *gst-launch* command lines.

By default, the registry is stored in /etc/gstreamer/compreg.xml

## USAGE

Whenever the available gstreamer plugins are modified, the registry should be regenerated by running *gst-compprep-0.8* as root.

## FILES

- @prefix@/var/cache/gstreamer/compreg.xml

  Registry generated by *gst-compprep-0.8* and used by *gst-complete-0.8*.

## SEE ALSO

[**gst-complete-0.8**(1)](/gst-complete-0.8/1.md), [**gst-launch-0.8**(1)](/gst-launch-0.8/1.md), [**gst-register-0.8**(1)](/gst-register-0.8/1.md), [**gst-inspect-0.8**(1)](/gst-inspect-0.8/1.md),

## AUTHOR

The GStreamer team at http://gstreamer.net/