"System wide and per-user daemon/agent manager." It is a daemon that handles daemons. Use launchctl to interface it.
Configuration files
launchd uses plist files to know how to interact with each installed daemon/agent. It is explained here.
Configuration file locations
Location | Type |
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/Library/LaunchAgents | Administrator controlled Agents for a specific user |
/Library/LaunchDaemons | System-wide daemons provided by the administrator. |
/System/Library/LaunchDaemons | Default daemons provided by iOS. |