Homebrew Launchd Script

README.md

Updates Homebrew every morning at 3AM computer time.

Installation

Drop sh.brew.update.plist into ~/Library/LaunchAgents/. The launchd daemon will take care of the rest the next time you log in to your machine.

Caveats

If you use a specific version of Ruby, you will need to ensure that the executable is in the path defined by the PATH key.

sh.brew.update.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
  <dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>sh.brew.update.plist</string>
    <key>EnvironmentVariables</key>
    <dict>
      <key>PATH</key>
      <string>/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin</string>
    </dict>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
      <string>/usr/local/bin/brew</string>
      <string>update</string>
    </array>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/usr/local/var/log/homebrew/stdout.log</string>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/usr/local/var/log/homebrew/stderr.log</string>
    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
    <dict>
      <key>Hour</key>
      <integer>3</integer>
      <key>Minute</key>
      <integer>0</integer>
    </dict>
  </dict>
</plist>