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1.1     ! misho       1: This is a launchd item for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
        !             2: For more information about launchd, the
        !             3: "System wide and per-user daemon/agent manager", see the launchd
        !             4: man page, or the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launchd
        !             5: 
        !             6: This launchd item uses the following flags:
        !             7: --keep-in-foreground - this is crucial for use with launchd
        !             8: --log-queries - this is optional and you can remove it
        !             9: --log-facility=/var/log/dnsmasq.log - again optional instead of system.log
        !            10: 
        !            11: To use this launchd item for dnsmasq:
        !            12: 
        !            13: If you don't already have a folder /Library/LaunchDaemons, then create one:
        !            14: sudo mkdir /Library/LaunchDaemons
        !            15: sudo chown root:admin /Library/LaunchDaemons
        !            16: sudo chmod 775 /Library/LaunchDaemons 
        !            17: 
        !            18: Copy uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist there and then set ownership/permissions:
        !            19: sudo cp uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist /Library/LaunchDaemons/
        !            20: sudo chown root:admin /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
        !            21: sudo chmod 644 /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
        !            22: 
        !            23: Optionally, edit your dnsmasq configuration file to your liking.
        !            24: 
        !            25: To start the launchd job, which starts dnsmaq, reboot or use the command:
        !            26: sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
        !            27: 
        !            28: To stop the launchd job, which stops dnsmasq, use the command:
        !            29: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
        !            30: 
        !            31: If you want to permanently stop the launchd job, so it doesn't start the job even after a reboot, use the following command:
        !            32: sudo launchctl unload -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
        !            33: 
        !            34: If you make a change to the configuration file, you should relaunch dnsmasq;
        !            35: to do this unload and then load again:
        !            36: 
        !            37: sudo launchctl unload /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist
        !            38: sudo launchctl load /Library/LaunchDaemons/uk.org.thekelleys.dnsmasq.plist