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#!/bin/bash
plist=/Library/LaunchDaemons/io.fti.mycliapp.plist
# Scenario 1 -- app:killed instantaneously -- plist:removed -- launchdaemon:removed
/Applications/MyCliApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyCliApp &
rm $plist
launchctl remove io.fti.mycliapp
# Scenario 2 -- app:launched -- plist:may not be removed (eg. reboot) -- launchdaemon:same
/Applications/MyCliApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyCliApp
rm $plist
launchctl remove io.fti.mycliapp
# Scenario 3 -- app:not_launch (see error below) -- plist:removed -- launchdaemon:removed
# Error -> "nohup: can't detach from console: Inappropriate ioctl for device"
nohup /Applications/MyCliApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyCliApp &
rm $plist
launchctl remove io.fti.mycliapp
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