.Dd January 22, 2014     \" DATE
.Dt pkd 8                \" Program name and manual section number
.Os Darwin
.Sh NAME                 \" Section Header - required - don't modify 
.Nm pkd
.Nd management and supervision daemon for plug-in services
.Sh SYNOPSIS             \" Section Header - required - don't modify
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.Sh DESCRIPTION          \" Section Header - required - don't modify
.Nm
manages plug-ins for the PlugInKit subsystem.\&
It is a classic launch agent managed by launchd.
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.\".It Fl v
.\"Ask pkd to log more verbosely to the system log.
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.\" .Sh ENVIRONMENT      \" May not be needed
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.\" .Sh DIAGNOSTICS       \" May not be needed
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.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr xpc 3 ,
.Xr pluginkit 8
.Sh HISTORY           \" Document history if command behaves in a unique manner
.Nm
was first introduced in OS X 10.9.
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.Nm
used to have a -v verbose option to increase logging.\&
This is now accomplished through the logging system by enabling the "info" or "debug" levels of logging for the
"com.apple.PlugInKit" subsystem.
.Sh BUGS              \" Document known, unremedied bugs
None yet.