Objective

This is a BAREBONES C++ template with Google Test support using CMake. It is setup to allow for the building of a static library using TDD principles; but could be adapted for building a small program. This is in no way the ideal solution.

This template was created to allow for programming under Mac OS. But the files should work under other systems.

As of Mac OS 10.4 crontab has been depreciated but not ended. So its a good idea to know how to use its replacement under Mac OS. Welcome to Launchd.

This will be a short guide on how to use launchd in a simple form to replace a crontab job. In my case I am automating the backup of my Plex server. You can see my previous article here

Launchd has a lot of other features. I will not look at them here.

The Challenge

How to automate the backing up of my Plex Media Server

Solution

A Bash Script

I wanted to automate this process. If I didn’t, it probably wouldn’t get done.