run iTerm2 in a specific folder (AppleScript) Raw

itermcd.scpt

on run argv
	tell application "iTerm"
		if exists current window then
			tell current window
				create tab with default profile
			end tell
		else
			create window with default profile
		end if
		
		tell current session of current tab of current window
			write text "cd \"" & item 1 of argv & "\""
		end tell
	end tell
end run

Run the script with a directory name parameter, e.g.:

osascript itermcd.scpt /Users/me/code/project

It is a useful example of integration with other UI programs, like an CLion IDE example below calling iTerm2: