How to use launchctl to reload changes to plist?

Question

On MaxOS I created ~/Library/LaunchAgents/x.plist. Then I loaded it with "launchctl load ..."

I made some edits, unloaded and reloaded it. When I type "launchctl list x" it does not display any of my mods to the plist file.

How can I get launchctl to load my new changes? How is it remembering the first version of this file even after I unloaded it? Does it use a cache?

Josep Alsina · Accepted Answer · 2024-06-04 15:00:11Z

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The quickest way to update is:

# copy the new file to ~/Library/LaunchAgents

launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/x.plist
launchctl load   ~/Library/LaunchAgents/x.plist

answered May 28, 2021 at 6:22

Josep Alsina

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Launch agents in the user library should not be launched with sudo. They are run as the user themself.