Launchd

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launchd

Original author(s)	Dave Zarzycki
Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Initial release	April 29, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-29)
Written in	C
Operating system	macOS, FreeBSD, iOS, watchOS
Type	Init daemon
License	Proprietary software (previously APSL and later Apache License 2.0)
Website	opensource.apple.com/tarballs/launchd/

launchd is an init and operating system service management daemon created by Apple Inc. as part of macOS to replace its BSD-style init and SystemStarter. There have been efforts to port launchd to FreeBSD and derived systems.