A collection of commands that may be from a CLI Shell, or programming language such as AppleScript, which are executed in order with limited iteration, usually as a way of automating actions or events.
Questions tagged [script]
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Center Window on Screen
I'm creating a few screen casts and wanted to exactly center my windows in my screen. Any good way to do this on the Mac? I found an Apple Script example (and a few linked screens) but none of them support centering 'Terminal' vertically (although…
Kevin Sylvestre
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How do I parse lsappinfo output?
There's a nice lsappinfo tool that lets you do things like monitor for app switching. I'd like to write a program that runs lsappinfo listen and takes actions when the foreground app changes (specifically, change LED colors on my new keyboard).
Does…
David Glasser
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Delete folder with specific condition
I need a script to delete a folder, only if the folder does not contain media files with extension avi or mp4.
Edgard
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How can I write an Apple Script in order to check if bluetooth and ethernet are on or off?
I'm trying to write a little script in order to check whether or not bluetooth is on and whether or not an ethernet cable is plugged in. I searched the System Preference dictionary built in the app but it seems there isn't any help about checking if…
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Extract lines from txt file and save as new txt
I have a xyz.txt file looking quite like this:
001this is line one
002this is line two
003and this is line three
004and so on
Now I need all those lines as a single txt without the three digit prefix, like:
lineone.txt
this is line…
Robin Alexander
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