---
name: "lr_check_service"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lire"
version: "2.1.1-8"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lr_check_service"
---

# lr\_check\_service(1)

check existence of Lire service

## NAME

lr\_check\_service - check existence of Lire service

## SYNOPSIS

**lr\_check\_service** *service*

**lr\_check\_service** **-l**

## DESCRIPTION

**lr\_check\_service** checks if service *service* is supported in Lire, i.e. if there is a DLF converter registered under that name.

When called with the **-l** (for \`list') option, **lr\_check\_service** lists all registered DLF converters.

Like all Lire scripts, you might want to call this script via [**lr\_run**(1)](/lr_run/1.md), to deal sanely with this scripts' debug- and logging output.

You might prefer the [**lr\_log2report**(1)](/lr_log2report/1.md) --help options to list available services: this command creates a more human-friendly format of the list.

## EXAMPLE

Call this script in shell scripts as

```
 LR_SERVICE="$1"
 LR_SERVICE=`lr_check_service "$LR_SERVICE" || true`
 if test -z "$LR_SERVICE"
 then
    echo >&2 "$tag err lr_check_service failed"
    exit 1
 fi
 # now go using $LR_SERVICE
```

.

## SEE ALSO

[**Lire::PluginManager**(3pm)](/Lire::PluginManager/3pm.md), [**lr\_log2report**(1)](/lr_log2report/1.md)

## VERSION

`$Id:` lr\_check\_service.in,v 1.13 2006/07/23 13:16:32 vanbaal Exp $

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Stichting LogReport Foundation LogReport@LogReport.org

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program (see COPYING); if not, check with http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

## AUTHOR

Joost van Baal \<joostvb@logreport.org\>