# launchedProcess(launchPath:arguments:) Creates and launches a task with a specified executable and arguments. ``` class func launchedProcess(launchPath path: String, arguments: [String]) -> Process ``` ## Parameters `path` The path to the executable. `arguments` An array of `NSString` objects that supplies the arguments to the task. If `arguments` is `nil`, an `NSInvalidArgumentException` is raised. ## Return Value An initialized `NSTask` object with the supplied `arguments`. ## Discussion The task inherits its environment from the process that invokes this method. The `NSTask` object converts both `path` and the strings in `arguments` to appropriate C-style strings (using [`fileSystemRepresentation`](/documentation/Foundation/NSString/fileSystemRepresentation)) before passing them to the task via `argv[])` . The strings in `arguments` don’t undergo shell expansion, so you don’t need to do special quoting, and shell variables, such as `$PWD`, aren’t resolved. ## See Also [`init()`](/documentation/Foundation/Process/init()) Returns an initialized process object with the environment of the current process. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)