Applescript

Applescript is a programming language used to create scripts in Mac computers.

Generic Syntax

Command	Effect
`-- This is a single line comment` `# This is another single line comment`	Single line comment
`(* This is a multi line comment *)`	Multi-line comment
`open location "http://www.zombo.com"`	Open URL with the appropriate program[5,6]
`do shell script "say \"we did it\""`	Run arbitrary shell script[3]
`set variableName to value`	Set a variable
`tell application "iTerm" to ...`	Tell application to do something (see below)

set newList to {100, 200, 300}
set { x, y, z } to newList # x=100, y=200, z=300
set a to item 2 of newList # a=200

tell application "iTerm" to # put actions here

tell application "iTerm"
  # put actions here
end tell

activate - Run program
open "Macintosh HD:Users:username:..." - Open file at filepath[3]
- To open files using standard notation (/Users/username/...), preface the filename with POSIX file: open POSIX File "/Users/username/..."
close window 1 - Close window
set size of front window to {640, 400} - Set window size {x, y}
set position of front window to {0, 0} - Set window position {x, y}
set bounds of front window to {300, 30, 1200, 900} - Set window size and position {X-start, Y-start, X-end, Y-end}; corresponds directly to pixels of display resolution

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