iTerm Tips

opentab.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Ref: https://gist.github.com/bobthecow/757788
# Purposes: to open a new iTerm tab vertically, with the same profile, and run the command.

# Usage: source it and
#     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
# Example:
#     tab echo 123

[ `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"
            activate
            tell current session of current window to set newTab to split vertically with same profile
            tell newTab
                select
                write text "cd \"$cdto\"$cmd"
            end tell 
        end tell
EOF
}