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How to get a launchd plist to diretly run a complex 1 line bash command?

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I have a somewhat complex bash command which includes some pipes and an if-then-else clause, not to mention calling system program (such as ) with multiple parameters. Is there a way to create a plist that launchd will load and run this complex command directly? (As opposed to having the plist refe…

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Yes. When setting up the element, simply use as the first argument, as the second argument, then (remembering to replace any XML entities, such as , and so on) as the third, like so: Replace the third element of the array with your actual command.

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