launchd/src/rc.8

.Dd May 31, 2006
.Dt RC 8
.Os Darwin
.Sh NAME
.Nm rc
.Nd command script for boot
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm rc
.Nm rc.local
.Sh DESCRIPTION
Prior to Mac OS X 10.5, the
.Nm rc
script
was used to bootstrap the OS. As of Leopard, the system is self-bootstrapped via
.Xr launchd 8
which uses the
.Xr launchctl 1
bootstrap subcommand to read in launchd jobs from the standard locations.
For compatibility reasons, the
.Nm rc.local
script still continues to work.
.Pp
The startup file
.Nm rc.local
reside in
.Pa /etc .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr launchd 8 ,
.Xr launchctl 1
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	1	.Dd May 31, 2006
	2	.Dt RC 8
	3	.Os Darwin
	4	.Sh NAME
	5	.Nm rc
	6	.Nd command script for boot
	7	.Sh SYNOPSIS
	8	.Nm rc
	9	.Nm rc.local
	10	.Sh DESCRIPTION
	11	Prior to Mac OS X 10.5, the
	12	.Nm rc
	13	script
	14	was used to bootstrap the OS. As of Leopard, the system is self-bootstrapped via
	15	.Xr launchd 8
	16	which uses the
	17	.Xr launchctl 1
	18	bootstrap subcommand to read in launchd jobs from the standard locations.
	19	For compatibility reasons, the
	20	.Nm rc.local
	21	script still continues to work.
	22	.Pp
	23	The startup file
	24	.Nm rc.local
	25	reside in
	26	.Pa /etc .
	27	.Sh SEE ALSO
	28	.Xr launchd 8 ,
	29	.Xr launchctl 1