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Functions
An assorted collection of useful OS X specific Bash-style functions. Part of Awesome OS X Command Line.
Table of Contents
Developer
App Icons
Create App Icon
Function to quickly create an application icon from 1024px master file.
function mkicns() {
if [[ -z "$@" ]]; then
echo "Input file missing"
else
filename=${1%.*}
mkdir $filename.iconset
sips -z 16 16 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_16x16.png
sips -z 32 32 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_16x16@2x.png
sips -z 32 32 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_32x32.png
sips -z 64 64 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_32x32@2x.png
sips -z 128 128 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_128x128.png
sips -z 256 256 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_128x128@2x.png
sips -z 256 256 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_256x256.png
sips -z 512 512 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_256x256@2x.png
sips -z 512 512 $1 --out $filename.iconset/icon_512x512.png
cp $1 $filename.iconset/icon_512x512@2x.png
iconutil -c icns $filename.iconset
rm -r $filename.iconset
fi
}
Helper Functions
Ask User for Password
This function will use AppleScript to present a password entry dialog to make your scripts a little more user friendly.
function gui_password {
if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
gui_prompt="Password:"
else
gui_prompt="$1"
fi
PW=$(osascript <<EOF
tell application "System Events"
activate
text returned of (display dialog "${gui_prompt}" default answer "" with hidden answer)
end tell
EOF
)
echo -n "${PW}"
}
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 ${1-1} as alias)"\
-e 'else' \
-e 'get POSIX path of (desktop as alias)'\
-e 'end if' \
-e 'end tell';
}
Print Files Selected in Finder
selected() {
osascript <<EOT
tell application "Finder"
set theFiles to selection
set theList to ""
repeat with aFile in theFiles
set theList to theList & POSIX path of (aFile as alias) & "\n"
end repeat
theList
end tell
EOT
}
Set Current Directory's Finder View to Column View
function column_view {
osascript -e 'set cwd to do shell script "pwd"'\
-e 'tell application "Finder"'\
-e "if (${1-1} <= (count Finder windows)) then"\
-e "set the target of window ${1-1} to (POSIX file cwd) as string"\
-e "set the current view of the front Finder window to column view"\
-e 'else' -e "open (POSIX file cwd) as string"\
-e "set the current view of the front Finder window to column view"\
-e 'end if' -e 'end tell';
}
Set Current Directory's Finder View to Icon View
function icon_view {
osascript -e 'set cwd to do shell script "pwd"'\
-e 'tell application "Finder"'\
-e "if (${1-1} <= (count Finder windows)) then"\
-e "set the target of window ${1-1} to (POSIX file cwd) as string"\
-e "set the current view of the front Finder window to icon view"\
-e 'else' -e "open (POSIX file cwd) as string"\
-e "set the current view of the front Finder window to icon view"\
-e 'end if' -e 'end tell';
};
Set Current Directory's Finder View to List View
function list_view {
osascript -e 'set cwd to do shell script "pwd"'\
-e 'tell application "Finder"'\
-e "if (${1-1} <= (count Finder windows)) then"\
-e "set the target of window ${1-1} to (POSIX file cwd) as string"\
-e "set the current view of the front Finder window to list view"\
-e 'else' -e "open (POSIX file cwd) as string"\
-e "set the current view of the front Finder window to list view"\
-e 'end if' -e 'end tell';\
}
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