Name: Run a Command-line App in a New Terminal Window using Bash and AppleScript
Uploaded: 2019-01-21T17:49:03-06:00
Description: AppleScript is a peculiar language with a COBOL-like desire to read like English, but it's the key to automating UIs on the Mac. We'll use it together with bash to make Terminal open a new window to run any shell command.

Run a Command-line App in a New Terminal Window using Bash and AppleScript

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Jump from Terminal to Finder and back again

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AppleScript is a peculiar language with a COBOL-like desire to read like English, but it's the key to automating UIs on the Mac. We'll use it together with bash to make Terminal open a new window to run any shell command.

Run a Command-line App in a New Terminal Window using Bash and AppleScript

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Create New Tools with Mac Automation