From 7c3ee6f4419a2b2c7bb00cd9a0f716a273639a3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tuathail Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 20:52:00 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] autostart.rst Mac OS X Updates Some clarifications to the Mac OS X install including: Spelled out the home directory (/home//bin) in step one. Some people might gloss over it and just put it in /bin otherwise. 4 replacements of username are required, not 2. Replaced the ~ with /Users/ for consistency, but also if the user switched to root user to avoid it being copied to /var/root/Library.. instead of /Users//Library... --- users/autostart.rst | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/users/autostart.rst b/users/autostart.rst index e2bf9033b..4feca2616 100644 --- a/users/autostart.rst +++ b/users/autostart.rst @@ -139,15 +139,13 @@ Using `homebrew `__ Without homebrew ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Download Syncthing for Mac: +Download and extract Syncthing for Mac: https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/latest. #. Copy the syncthing binary (the file you would open to launch - Syncthing) in a directory called ``bin`` in your home directory. If + Syncthing) into a directory called ``bin`` in your home directory i.e. into /home//bin. If "bin" does not exist, create it. -#. Edit the ``syncthing.plist`` (located in /etc/macosx-launchd) in the - two places that refer to your home directory; that is, replace - /Users/jb with your actual home directory location. +#. Open ``syncthing.plist`` located in /etc/macosx-launchd. Replace the four occurances of /Users/USERNAME with your actual home directory location. #. Copy the ``syncthing.plist`` file to ``~/Library/LaunchAgents``. If you have trouble finding this location select the "Go" menu in Finder and choose "Go to folder..." and then type