launchctl (command)

launchctl macOS (command) interfaces with launchd daemon to load, unload daemons/agents and generally control launchd.

• https://ss64.com/osx/launchctl.html

Folders

• /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/
• /System/Library/LaunchAgents/
• /Library/LaunchDaemons/

Commands

• sudo launchctl list
• sudo launchctl load -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
• sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist
• sudo launchctl stop /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/YOUR_DAEMON.plist
• sudo launchctl start /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/YOUR_DAEMON.plist

• sudo launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd (it will automatically restart). See also: Activate SSH server on macOS

• launchctl kill

Related

• brew services
• lsof -i -P

See also

• launchctl, launchctl unload, launchctl load, launchctl list, launchctl start, launchctl stop, /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/, launchctl stop com.openssh.sshd, launchctl bootout, /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ssh.plist

https://ss64.com/osx/launchctl.html

https://serverfault.com/questions/194832/how-to-start-stop-restart-launchd-services-from-the-command-line

https://serverfault.com/questions/194832/how-to-start-stop-restart-launchd-services-from-the-command-line