launchd-non-apple-jobs

name	launchd-non-apple-jobs
description	List launchd jobs that are not from Apple and create user launchd jobs. Use when the user says "show me my jobs", "show my launchd jobs", asks for non-Apple launchd jobs, or wants to create a one-time or recurring launchd job.

Launchd Non-Apple Jobs

Overview

Show the current launchd job list filtered to non-Apple labels, and create user LaunchAgents (GUI domain) for one-time or recurring schedules.

Quick Start

• List non-Apple jobs:

scripts/show_jobs.sh

• Create a one-time job:

scripts/create_job.sh --label "com.example.myjob" --command "echo hello" --once "2026-02-05 13:30"

• Create a recurring job:

scripts/create_job.sh --label "com.example.myjob" --command "echo hello" --daily "09:00"

• Remove a job:

scripts/delete_job.sh --label "com.example.myjob"

Tasks

Show non-Apple jobs

• Run scripts/show_jobs.sh.
• The output keeps the header and only non-Apple labels.

Create a one-time job

• Use --once "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM".
• The job schedules via StartCalendarInterval and self-removes after the first run.

Create a recurring job

• Use one of: --daily, --weekly, --monthly, or --interval.
• The job uses StartCalendarInterval (or StartInterval) and remains installed until removed.

Remove a job

• Run scripts/delete_job.sh --label "<label>".
• This unloads the job and moves the plist (and one-time wrapper, if present) to Trash.

Customize the filter (optional)

• If the user wants to include additional Apple-like prefixes, update the regex in scripts/show_jobs.sh.

Resources

scripts/

• show_jobs.sh: Launches launchctl list and filters out Apple jobs.
• create_job.sh: Creates a user LaunchAgent for one-time or recurring schedules.
• delete_job.sh: Unloads and removes a user LaunchAgent by label.