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Created July 7, 2011 18:02
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Ruby script to change the desktop to a new image on Mac OSX
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change_deaktop.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
def change_desktop image_path
`osascript <<EOD
tell application "Finder"
set theFile to POSIX file "#{image_path}"
set desktop picture to theFile
end tell
EOD
`
end
image_path = "#{Dir.pwd}/#{ARGV[0]}"
change_desktop image_path
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