# Macos Launchctl Quick Note

> Quick Note

## Intro

`Launchctl` just like linux's systemctl

##

> - `~/Library/LaunchAgents` Per-user agents provided by the user.
> - `/Library/LaunchAgents` Per-user agents provided by the administrator.
> - `/Library/LaunchDaemons` System-wide daemons provided by the administrator.
> - `/System/Library/LaunchAgents` Per-user agents provided by Mac OS X.
> - `/System/Library/LaunchDaemons` System-wide daemons provided by Mac OS X.

## CheetSheet

sudo launchctl load -w

## example if launchctl file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.example.hello</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>hello</string>
        <string>world</string>
    </array>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>