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-- Adapted from these sources:
-- http://peterdowns.com/posts/open-iterm-finder-service.html
-- https://gist.github.com/cowboy/905546
--
-- Modified to work with files as well, cd-ing to their container folder
on run {input, parameters}
tell application "Finder"
set my_file to first item of input
set filetype to (kind of (info for my_file))
-- Treats OS X applications as files. To treat them as folders, integrate this SO answer:
-- http://stackoverflow.com/a/6881524/640517
if filetype is "Folder" or filetype is "Volume" then
set dir_path to quoted form of (POSIX path of my_file)
else
set dir_path to quoted form of (POSIX path of (container of my_file as string))
end if
end tell
CD_to(dir_path)
end run
on CD_to(theDir)
tell application "iTerm"
activate
try
set t to the last terminal
on error
set t to (make new terminal)
end try
tell t
launch session "Default Session"
tell the last session
write text "cd " & theDir
write text "ls"
end tell
end tell
end tell
end CD_to
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