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Open current directory in forklift
#!/bin/bash
# Open current directory in forklift
# Adapted from https://gist.github.com/elentok/6218781
# Adapted from comment https://gist.github.com/elentok/6218781#comment-891115
# Added optional path argument and removed using the clipboard buffer.
set -e
if [ -z "$@" ]; then
absPath=`pwd`
else
pushd $@ > /dev/null
absPath=`pwd`
echo $absPath
popd > /dev/null
fi
(cat<<EOF
if application "ForkLift" is not running then
# This will launch Forklift if it's not running
# (But it's not making it the frontmost/focused application)
activate application "ForkLift"
# We wait 1 second so that we're pretty sure ForkLift did launch
delay 1
end if
# Give focus to ForkLift
activate application "ForkLift"
set canOpenTab to "unknown"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "ForkLift"
# Open new window if none, or new tab if there is one open
set canOpenTab to enabled of menu item 2 of menu 1 of menu bar item "File" of menu bar 1
if canOpenTab is true then
keystroke "t" using {command down}
else
keystroke "n" using {command down}
end if
# Using ForkLift's "Go to Folder"
keystroke "g" using {command down, shift down}
# keystroke "v" using {command down}
keystroke "$absPath"
keystroke return
end tell
end tell
EOF
) | osascript
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Gotta admit you are brilliant, thank you so much

@ApolloTang
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thank you!

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