How to run a one-liner shell command using launchd?

Question

Below is an example of what I'm trying to do:

    <?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>fooLabel</string>
        <key>Something</key>
        <string>/bin/bash foo -arg 1 -arg 2 &</string>
</dict> 
</plist>

The plist was added to /Library/LaunchDaemons so it should run at boot for all users, right? The appropriate file permissions were set.

The script needs to run as a background process and also requires network connectivity. How can I make sure the plist doesnt launch until internet access is established?

Answer 1

You want to include this check for network state:

<dict>
  <key>NetworkState</key>
  <true/>
</dict>

Also - you probably want to pass in your program args correctly:

<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
    <string>/usr/local/bin/binaryname</string>
    <string>arg1</string>
    <string>arg2</string>
</array>