If you want to run another shell script visibly, simply use open /path/to/your-script, which will open it in Terminal.app however, the Terminal window will automatically close when your script terminates. There is no guarantee that any such application will be frontmost, so it may be obscured by other windows opened during login. The scripts themselves will run invisibly, but - with the exception of the login-hook method - you can open applications visibly from them things to note: effective for ALL users (' ') i.e., the installation takes effect for ALL users scripts are typically stored in a shared location and root (administrative) privileges ARE required for installation.specific to a given user (' ') i.e., the installation must be performed for each user, if desired scripts are typically stored in a user-specific location, and root (administrative) privileges are NOT required for installation.Note: The methods are annotated with respect to whether they are:

#If you find it useful (or have suggestions, feedback, etc.), shoot me an email at Mac OS 10.7.x or later (tested up to and including 10.10.Ivan Kovacevic's pointers, especially the link, are helpful since at least OS X 10.9.2, your options for creating run-at-login scripts are: Sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/

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