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Sample Mac OS X `launchd` script to watch a folder and run DITA builds whenever files change
<?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>KeepAlive</key>
<false/>
<key>Label</key>
<string>net.infotexture.autobuild_watcher</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/bin/bash</string>
<string>/Users/username/projectdir/scripts/run-dita-build.sh</string> <!-- ◄ Run this… -->
</array>
<key>ThrottleInterval</key>
<integer>300</integer> <!-- ◄ if at least 300 seconds (5m) have passed since last build, AND… -->
<key>WatchPaths</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/username/projectdir/dita-src</string> <!-- ◄ …if any files here have changed -->
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
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