http://serverfault.com/questions/511155/osx-launchctl-list-does-not-find-my-plist/558334#558334

david.rundeck.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>Label</key>
    <string>david.rundeck</string>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
        <string>/Users/david/bin/rundeck/server/sbin/rundeck_launchd</string>
    </array>
    <key>KeepAlive</key>
    <true/>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
    <key>UserName</key>
    <string>david</string>
    <key>Debug</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

rundeck_launchd

#!/bin/bash 
#
# rundeck_launchd    Startup script for the RunDeck Launcher install
#   paramaters:
#     - env vars: [RDECK_BASE, RDECK_PORT, RDECK_LAUNCHER]
#     - standard RDECK_PORT values: [http: 4440, https: 4443]

export RDECK_BASE=${0%/*/*/*}

# RDECK_BASE must be set and exist
[ -z "$RDECK_BASE" -o ! -d "$RDECK_BASE" ] && {
    echo "RDECK_BASE not set or does not exist" ;
    exit 1 ;
}

# Source installation profile
. $RDECK_BASE/etc/profile

# Get the Launcher Jar path
[ -z "$RDECK_LAUNCHER" ] && {
    # Defaults to location of first startup
    RDECK_LAUNCHER=$(ls $RDECK_BASE/rundeck-launcher-*.jar)
}
[ -r "$RDECK_LAUNCHER" ] || {
    echo "RDECK_LAUNCHER not found: $RDECK_LAUNCHER" 
    exit 1;
}

# lookup the server port from the tools config file
RDECK_PORT=`awk '/framework.server.port/ {print $3}' $RDECK_BASE/etc/framework.properties`

# set the ssl opts if https is configured
SSL_OPTS=
proto=$(awk '/framework.server.url = / {split($3, a, ":"); print a[1]}' $RDECK_BASE/etc/framework.properties)
[ "${proto:-http}" == "https" ] && {
   SSL_OPTS="-Drundeck.ssl.config=$RDECK_BASE/server/config/ssl.properties"
}

rundeckd="${JAVA_HOME}/bin/java ${RDECK_JVM} -Dserver.http.port=${RDECK_PORT:=4440} $SSL_OPTS -jar ${RDECK_LAUNCHER}"

[ -w $RDECK_BASE/var ] || {
    echo "RDECK_BASE dir not writable: $RDECK_BASE" 
    exit 1 ;
}

mkdir -p $RDECK_BASE/var/run
mkdir -p $RDECK_BASE/var/log
mkdir -p $RDECK_BASE/var/lock/subsys

$rundeckd 2>&1 >>$RDECK_BASE/var/log/service.log