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23.Dd November 1, 2006
24.Dt dirhelper 8
25.Os "Mac OS X"
26.Sh NAME
27.Nm dirhelper
28.Nd helper for special directory creation
29.Sh SYNOPSIS
30.Nm dirhelper
31.Sh DESCRIPTION
32The
33.Nm dirhelper
34command is a launch-on-demand helper for special
35directory creation. It is launched in a privileged
36context via
37.Nm launchd
38in order to create special directories where the user
39would not otherwise have permission to do so.
40.Pp
41The
42.Nm dirhelper
43command should not be invoked directly. It will exit
44automatically after a period of inactivity.
45.Sh FILES
46.Bl -tag -width "/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.bsd.dirhelper.plist" -compact
47.It Pa /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.bsd.dirhelper.plist
48.El
49.Sh SEE ALSO
50.Xr launchd 8 ,
51.Xr launchd.plist 5