awesome-osx-command-line/functions.md

Functions

An assorted collection of useful OS X specific Bash-style functions. Part of Awesome OS X Command Line.

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• Finder

Finder

Get Path of Frontmost Finder Window

function finder_path {
    osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"'\
        -e "if (${1-1} <= (count Finder windows)) then"\
        -e "get POSIX path of (target of window ${1-1} as alias)"\
        -e 'else' \
        -e 'get POSIX path of (desktop as alias)'\
        -e 'end if' \
        -e 'end tell';
}

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