I have a problem loading a script to watch a folder via fswatch in /Library/LaunchAgents
The script runs fine when run from terminal, but via my plist, it gives me "Command not found" for fswatch in the log.
I bet it has to do with where the script is placed / paths specified or not but I can't figure it out. Here it is:
<?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>Debug</key>
<true/>
<key>Label</key>
<string>org.papers.fswatch</string>
<key>OnDemand</key>
<false/>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/local/bin/papersfswatch.sh</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/Users/x/Documents/Computer/Logs/papersfswatch.log</string>
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/Users/x/Documents/Computer/Logs/papersfswatch.log</string>
</dict>
</plist>
When I load it with sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/org.papers.fswatch.plist
it gives me a Service only ran fo 0 seconds warning
and in the log I get
/usr/local/bin/papersfswatch.sh: line 2: fswatch: command not found
Line 2 is, of course, the fswatch command. Why does it not find it, if it's found from Terminal, and how do I point it to it.
Any help much appreciated!
J
Best Answer
Problem solved.
It seems the script needs the absolute path to
fswatch
(for whatever reason) when run via a plist. In this case/usr/local/bin/fswatch
Running from Terminalfswatch
will do fine, but not in this case.