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How to make mac run shell on startup

  • Write a simple shell, like：
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#!/bin/bash

HOME=/root
LOGNAME=root
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
PWD=/root

cd /Users/bejond/tools/mongodb-osx-x86_64-4.0.9/bin
./mongod --dbpath /Users/bejond/data/db
echo "Mongod Server Started"

Save it as a .sh file, like /Users/bejond/startmongodb.sh. Then make the shell runnable.
sudo chmod a+x /Users/bejond/startmongodb.sh

  • Create a .plisth file in /Library/LaunchAgents/, like com.startup.mongodb.plist, in order to run the script or command.

Edit the file, like:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
    <dict>
      <key>PATH</key>
      <string>/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:</string>
    </dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.startup.mongodb</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Users/bejond/startmongodb.sh</string>
    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <false/>
    <key>LaunchOnlyOnce</key>        
    <true/>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/tmp/startup.mongodb.stderr</string>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>bejond</string>
    <key>GroupName</key>
    <string>admin</string>
    <key>InitGroups</key>
    <true/>
  </dict>
</plist>

Seeing ProgramArguments, this means we can pass a command and arguments. You can also change ProgramArguments to Program, but without <array> element.

  • Add the com.startup.mongodb.plist to launchd:
    $ sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.startup.mongodb.plist

  • Remove the com.startup.mongodb.plist from launchd:
    $ sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchAgents/com.startup.mongdb.plist

  • Then /Users/bejond/startmongodb.sh would be executed just now. And it would also run on next startup.

[1] Running script upon login mac - answered by trisweb

[2] Adding Startup Scripts to Launch Daemon on Mac OS X Sierra 10.12.6, by seeing the .plist file

[3] Run command on startup / login (Mac OS X) - answered by Scott

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