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Created June 20, 2012 02:37
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Finder Open iTerm Here: Drop a folder on this script (or just run it) to open a new iTerm window there. If the selected item isn't a folder, it will open the item's parent folder. Great when bound to a hotkey in FastScripts or added to the Finder Sidebar
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* Finder Open iTerm Here - v1.0.2 - 4/14/2011
* http://benalman.com/
*
* Copyright (c) 2011 "Cowboy" Ben Alman
* Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
* http://benalman.com/about/license/
*)
tell application "Finder"
set mySelected to get selection as list
if (count of mySelected) is not 0 then
set myItem to first item of mySelected
if class of myItem is alias file then
set myItem to original item of myItem
end if
if class of myItem is in {file, document file, internet location file} then
set myItem to container of myItem
end if
else if the (count of window) is not 0 then
set myItem to folder of the front window
else
set myItem to path to desktop folder
end if
my open_iTerm(myItem)
end tell
on open these_items
my open_iTerm(first item of these_items)
end open
on open_iTerm(myItem)
set myPath to quoted form of POSIX path of (myItem as string)
tell application "iTerm"
activate
if the (count of terminal) is 0 then
set myTerm to make new terminal
else
set myTerm to the current terminal
end if
tell myTerm
launch session "Default Session"
tell the last session to write text "cd " & myPath
end tell
end tell
end open_iTerm
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danro commented Jun 20, 2012

Also, to hide the applescript app from the dock.. add this to the app's Contents/Info.plist

<key>LSUIElement</key>
<string>1</string>

just above the line that reads as <key>WindowState</key>

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