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Launchd

2005 Proprietary software, APSL, Apache License 2.0 Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: Launchd.

Key specifications

Family
Other
Type
Desktop
License
Proprietary software, APSL, Apache License 2.0
Released
2005

general

AbandonProcessGroup Boolean(defaults to NO)
Developer Apple Inc.
Initial release April 29, 2005; 21 years ago (2005-04-29)
Label String
License Proprietary software, APSL, Apache License 2.0
LowPriorityIO Boolean
OnDemand (Deprecated since 10.5) Boolean(defaults to YES)
Operating system macOS, iOS, iPadOS
Original author Dave Zarzycki
Program String
ProgramArguments Array of strings
QueueDirectories Array of strings
RootDirectory String
RunAtLoad Boolean(defaults to NO)
SessionCreate Boolean(defaults to NO)
StandardInPath, StandardOutPath, StandardErrorPath String
StartCalendarInterval Dictionary of integersorArray of dictionaries of integers
StartInterval Integer
StartOnMount Boolean(defaults to NO)
Type Init
UserName String(defaults to root or current user)
WatchPaths Array of strings
Website opensource.apple.com/tarballs/launchd/
WorkingDirectory String
Written in C

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Performance profile

Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.

Security 78
Performance 36
Compatibility 38
Ecosystem 58
Modern support 78
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