How long should i wait after typing the given command in the terminal window to get the prompt that ends in a -$? I have been waiitng for a long time and it doesnt show up at all!
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
That depends on the command & how long it takes to produce any output. What command(s) are you using?
Quit Terminal and try again. Presumably you are referring to the Share Options and Markup article in Apple Support. It says it should only take a few minutes.
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed
I am using the above command for fixing the markup and share options that arent showing up...
I waited for a while and it ran the command but the problem didn't get fixed!
Yes, its for the share and markup issue that i used that command... I waited for a while and it ran the command but it didn't help!
Boomerang001 wrote:
I waited for a while and it ran the command but the problem didn't get fixed!
So are you saying the $ prompt did or did not appear eventually, before you quit Terminal?
IOW, did the command complete but not help or never complete?
The $ prompt did show up but that didn't fix the problem!
what showed up on the screen was my username was followed by the $ prompt.....
These are the options that show up when i try to share a picture :
When i hit on More...
When i open preferences and choose the extensions icon :
All this since the time i installed the new El capitan 10.11.1 ! 😟
I rebooted my mac and this is what showed up :
What happened to the other options that were previously showing up like : AIRDROP And EMAIL????
I ran the command this command again after rebooting my mac:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -seed
and a few more options opened uo BUT THE AIRDROP and EMAIL options are GREYED OUT.
PLEASE HELP!!!!
Boomerang001 wrote:
I ran the command {...} and a few more options opened uo BUT THE AIRDROP and EMAIL options are GREYED OUT.
They are greyed out because they are enabled (note the checkmarks) & cannot be disabled. IOW, this is normal & expected behavior.
Did the line after hitting return show up blank or dis you see, >
If you did see that symbol, whatever you entered was not a complete command and it was waiting for more.
However, that command takes a long time to run. It scans the entire hard drive for apps and frameworks.
It runs for a while, then dumps a list of registered plugins, then continues scanning for about a minute or so.
If it didn't finish in five minutes, I would assume something is wrong, but i'm not sure what that would be.
You could run the command with the Verbose option to see what it is doing, but realize you might see lots of lines with errors. Those do not indicate a problem. There just isn't anything that needs to be registered in the file it is referencing.
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -v -kill -seedAgain, the error lines are not a problem. Just see where it is hanging up. That may or may not tell us anything, though.
Each time i ran the command some new send options showed up , finally airdrop and mail showed up, which were the ones that i was looking for!
Thanks a lot for all the suggestions and help!! 🙂
How long should i wait after typing the given command in the terminal window to get the prompt that ends in a -$? I have been waiitng for a long time and it doesnt show up at all!