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Open new Terminal tabs from the command line
#!/bin/bash
#
# Open new Terminal tabs from the command line
#
# Author: Justin Hileman (http://justinhileman.com)
#
# Installation:
# Add the following function to your `.bashrc` or `.bash_profile`,
# or save it somewhere (e.g. `~/.tab.bash`) and source it in `.bashrc`
#
# Usage:
# tab Opens the current directory in a new tab
# tab [PATH] Open PATH in a new tab
# tab [CMD] Open a new tab and execute CMD
# tab [PATH] [CMD] ... You can prob'ly guess
# Only for teh Mac users
[ `uname -s` != "Darwin" ] && return
function tab () {
local cmd=""
local cdto="$PWD"
local args="$@"
if [ -d "$1" ]; then
cdto=`cd "$1"; pwd`
args="${@:2}"
fi
if [ -n "$args" ]; then
cmd="; $args"
fi
osascript &>/dev/null <<EOF
tell application "iTerm"
tell current terminal
launch session "Default Session"
tell the last session
write text "cd \"$cdto\"$cmd"
end tell
end tell
end tell
EOF
}
# Open new iTerm and Terminal tabs from the command line
#
# Author: Justin Hileman (http://justinhileman.com)
#
# Usage:
# tab Opens the current directory in a new tab
# tab [PATH] Open PATH in a new tab
# tab [CMD] Open a new tab and execute CMD
# tab [PATH] [CMD] ... You can prolly guess
function tab -d "Open the current directory in a new tab"
set -l cmd ""
set -l cdto (pwd)
if test (count $argv) -gt 0
pushd . >/dev/null
if test -d $argv[1]
cd $argv[1]
set cdto (pwd)
set -e argv[1]
end
popd >/dev/null
end
if test (count $argv) -gt 0
set cmd "; $argv"
end
switch $TERM_PROGRAM
case 'iTerm.app'
osascript 2>/dev/null -e "
tell application \"iTerm\"
tell current terminal
launch session \"Default Session\"
tell the last session
write text \"cd \\\"$cdto\\\"$cmd\"
end tell
end tell
end tell
"
case 'Apple_Terminal'
osascript 2>/dev/null -e "
tell application \"Terminal\"
activate
tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"t\" using command down
repeat while contents of selected tab of window 1 starts with linefeed
delay 0.01
end repeat
do script \"cd \\\"$cdto\\\"$cmd\" in window 1
end tell
"
case '*'
echo "Unknown terminal: $TERM_PROGRAM" >&2
end
end
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