Running script upon login in mac OS X [closed]

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Follow this:

  • start Automator.app
  • select Application
  • click Show library in the toolbar (if hidden)
  • add Run shell script (from the Actions/Utilities)
  • copy & paste your script into the window
  • test it

  • save somewhere (for example you can make an Applications folder in your HOME, you will get an your_name.app)

  • go to System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login items

  • add this app
  • test & done 😉

EDIT:

I’ve recently earned a “Good answer” badge for this answer. While my solution is simple and working, the cleanest way to run any program or shell script at login time is described in @trisweb’s answer, unless, you want interactivity.

With automator solution you can do things like next:
automator screenshot login application

so, asking to run a script or quit the app, asking passwords, running other automator workflows at login time, conditionally run applications at login time and so on…

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