Using jq to parse JSON in launchd

Question

I have a shell script that evaluates a folder full of JSON files which runs fine when invoked directly but fails when run from launchd. Specifically, launchd fails on this line:

Answer 1

As the very first process that runs in Mac OS X, launchd has no environment (including a PATH parameter) except for what you specify in /etc/launchd.conf. You could create that file and add

setenv PATH "/usr/local/bin"

If you want the full environment associated with your regular shell sessions, you should execute your script explicitly as a login shell:

bash -l myscript.bash