diff --git a/cmds/service/service.cpp b/cmds/service/service.cpp
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+/*
+ * Command line access to services.
+ *
+ */
+ 
+#include <binder/Parcel.h>
+#include <binder/ProcessState.h>
+#include <binder/IServiceManager.h>
+#include <utils/TextOutput.h>
+
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+using namespace android;
+
+void writeString16(Parcel& parcel, const char* string)
+{
+    if (string != NULL)
+    {
+        parcel.writeString16(String16(string));
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        parcel.writeInt32(-1);
+    }
+}
+
+// get the name of the generic interface we hold a reference to
+static String16 get_interface_name(sp<IBinder> service)
+{
+    if (service != NULL) {
+        Parcel data, reply;
+        status_t err = service->transact(IBinder::INTERFACE_TRANSACTION, data, &reply);
+        if (err == NO_ERROR) {
+            return reply.readString16();
+        }
+    }
+    return String16();
+}
+
+static String8 good_old_string(const String16& src)
+{
+    String8 name8;
+    char ch8[2];
+    ch8[1] = 0;
+    for (unsigned j = 0; j < src.size(); j++) {
+        char16_t ch = src[j];
+        if (ch < 128) ch8[0] = (char)ch;
+        name8.append(ch8);
+    }
+    return name8;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* const argv[])
+{
+    sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
+    fflush(stdout);
+    if (sm == NULL) {
+        aerr << "service: Unable to get default service manager!" << endl;
+        return 20;
+    }
+    
+    bool wantsUsage = false;
+    int result = 0;
+    
+    while (1) {
+        int ic = getopt(argc, argv, "h?");
+        if (ic < 0)
+            break;
+
+        switch (ic) {
+        case 'h':
+        case '?':
+            wantsUsage = true;
+            break;
+        default:
+            aerr << "service: Unknown option -" << ic << endl;
+            wantsUsage = true;
+            result = 10;
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (optind >= argc) {
+        wantsUsage = true;
+    } else if (!wantsUsage) {
+        if (strcmp(argv[optind], "check") == 0) {
+            optind++;
+            if (optind < argc) {
+                sp<IBinder> service = sm->checkService(String16(argv[optind]));
+                aout << "Service " << argv[optind] <<
+                    (service == NULL ? ": not found" : ": found") << endl;
+            } else {
+                aerr << "service: No service specified for check" << endl;
+                wantsUsage = true;
+                result = 10;
+            }
+        }
+        else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "list") == 0) {
+            Vector<String16> services = sm->listServices();
+            aout << "Found " << services.size() << " services:" << endl;
+            for (unsigned i = 0; i < services.size(); i++) {
+                String16 name = services[i];
+                sp<IBinder> service = sm->checkService(name);
+                aout << i 
+                     << "\t" << good_old_string(name) 
+                     << ": [" << good_old_string(get_interface_name(service)) << "]"
+                     << endl;
+            }
+        } else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "call") == 0) {
+            optind++;
+            if (optind+1 < argc) {
+                int serviceArg = optind;
+                sp<IBinder> service = sm->checkService(String16(argv[optind++]));
+                String16 ifName = get_interface_name(service);
+                int32_t code = atoi(argv[optind++]);
+                if (service != NULL && ifName.size() > 0) {
+                    Parcel data, reply;
+
+                    // the interface name is first
+                    data.writeInterfaceToken(ifName);
+
+                    // then the rest of the call arguments
+                    while (optind < argc) {
+                        if (strcmp(argv[optind], "i32") == 0) {
+                            optind++;
+                            if (optind >= argc) {
+                                aerr << "service: no integer supplied for 'i32'" << endl;
+                                wantsUsage = true;
+                                result = 10;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            data.writeInt32(atoi(argv[optind++]));
+                        } else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "s16") == 0) {
+                            optind++;
+                            if (optind >= argc) {
+                                aerr << "service: no string supplied for 's16'" << endl;
+                                wantsUsage = true;
+                                result = 10;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            data.writeString16(String16(argv[optind++]));
+                        } else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "null") == 0) {
+                            optind++;
+                            data.writeStrongBinder(NULL);
+                        } else if (strcmp(argv[optind], "intent") == 0) {
+                        	
+                        	char* action = NULL;
+                        	char* dataArg = NULL;
+                        	char* type = NULL;
+                        	int launchFlags = 0;
+                        	char* component = NULL;
+                        	int categoryCount = 0;
+                        	char* categories[16];
+                        	
+                        	char* context1 = NULL;
+                        	
+                            optind++;
+                            
+                        	while (optind < argc)
+                        	{
+                        		char* key = strtok_r(argv[optind], "=", &context1);
+                        		char* value = strtok_r(NULL, "=", &context1);
+                                
+                                // we have reached the end of the XXX=XXX args.
+                                if (key == NULL) break;
+                        		
+                        		if (strcmp(key, "action") == 0)
+                        		{
+                        			action = value;
+                        		}
+                        		else if (strcmp(key, "data") == 0)
+                        		{
+                        			dataArg = value;
+                        		}
+                        		else if (strcmp(key, "type") == 0)
+                        		{
+                        			type = value;
+                        		}
+                        		else if (strcmp(key, "launchFlags") == 0)
+                        		{
+                        			launchFlags = atoi(value);
+                        		}
+                        		else if (strcmp(key, "component") == 0)
+                        		{
+                        			component = value;
+                        		}
+                        		else if (strcmp(key, "categories") == 0)
+                        		{
+                        			char* context2 = NULL;
+                        			int categoryCount = 0;
+                        			categories[categoryCount] = strtok_r(value, ",", &context2);
+                        			
+                        			while (categories[categoryCount] != NULL)
+                        			{
+                        				categoryCount++;
+                        				categories[categoryCount] = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &context2);
+                        			}
+                        		}
+                                
+                                optind++;
+                        	} 
+                        	
+                            writeString16(data, action);
+                            writeString16(data, dataArg);
+                            writeString16(data, type);
+                       		data.writeInt32(launchFlags);
+                            writeString16(data, component);
+                        	
+                            if (categoryCount > 0)
+                            {
+                                data.writeInt32(categoryCount);
+                                for (int i = 0 ; i < categoryCount ; i++)
+                                {
+                                    writeString16(data, categories[i]);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                data.writeInt32(0);
+                            }                            
+  
+                            // for now just set the extra field to be null.
+                       		data.writeInt32(-1);
+                        } else {
+                            aerr << "service: unknown option " << argv[optind] << endl;
+                            wantsUsage = true;
+                            result = 10;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    
+                    service->transact(code, data, &reply);
+                    aout << "Result: " << reply << endl;
+                } else {
+                    aerr << "service: Service " << argv[serviceArg]
+                        << " does not exist" << endl;
+                    result = 10;
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (optind < argc) {
+                    aerr << "service: No service specified for call" << endl;
+                } else {
+                    aerr << "service: No code specified for call" << endl;
+                }
+                wantsUsage = true;
+                result = 10;
+            }
+        } else {
+            aerr << "service: Unknown command " << argv[optind] << endl;
+            wantsUsage = true;
+            result = 10;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (wantsUsage) {
+        aout << "Usage: service [-h|-?]\n"
+                "       service list\n"
+                "       service check SERVICE\n"
+                "       service call SERVICE CODE [i32 INT | s16 STR] ...\n"
+                "Options:\n"
+                "   i32: Write the integer INT into the send parcel.\n"
+                "   s16: Write the UTF-16 string STR into the send parcel.\n";
+//                "   intent: Write and Intent int the send parcel. ARGS can be\n"
+//                "       action=STR data=STR type=STR launchFlags=INT component=STR categories=STR[,STR,...]\n";
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    return result;
+}
+