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launchd files that run a shell script on a certain schedule.
<?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>local.com.getnpr.atc</string>
<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>PATH</key>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin</string>
</dict>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin/getnpr.sh</string>
<string>atc</string>
<string>f</string>
</array>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.atc.err</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.atc.out</string>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<!-- Monday is "1" Sunday can be "0" or "7" -->
<array>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>16</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>25</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>16</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>25</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>2</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>16</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>25</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>3</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>16</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>25</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>4</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>16</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>25</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>5</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>16</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>25</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>6</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>17</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>15</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>7</integer>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
<?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>local.com.getnpr.morningedition</string>
<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>PATH</key>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin</string>
</dict>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin/getnpr.sh</string>
<string>me</string>
<string>f</string>
</array>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.morningedition.err</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.morningedition.out</string>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<!-- Monday is "1" Sunday can be "0" or "7" -->
<array>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>6</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>1</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>6</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>2</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>6</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>3</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>6</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>4</integer>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>6</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>10</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>5</integer>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
<?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>local.com.getnpr.wesat</string>
<key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>PATH</key>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin</string>
</dict>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin/getnpr.sh</string>
<string>wesat</string>
<string>f</string>
</array>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.wesat.err</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.wesat.out</string>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<!-- <key>Comment</key>
<string>Monday is "1" Sunday can be "0" or "7"</string>
-->
<array>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>8</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>22</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>6</integer>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
<?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>EnvironmentVariables</key>
<dict>
<key>PATH</key>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin</string>
</dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>local.com.getnpr.wesun</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Users/bierman/Documents/Applications/bin/getnpr.sh</string>
<string>wesun</string>
<string>f</string>
</array>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.wesun.err</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/tmp/local.com.getnpr.wesun.out</string>
<key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>Hour</key>
<integer>8</integer>
<key>Minute</key>
<integer>22</integer>
<key>Weekday</key>
<integer>7</integer>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
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mbierman commented May 2, 2014

  1. Put these in ~/Library/LaunchAgents
  2. Test: host$ plutil -lint ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.getnpr.wesun.plist
  3. Start them: host$ launchctl load -w ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.getnpr.wesun.plist
  4. Stop them: host$ launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.getnpr.wesun.plist
  5. List them: host$ launchctl list | grep "getnpr"

Details http://launchd.info/

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