open-iterm-from-finder.md

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    Open iTerm from finder

The code and instructions in this gist are from http://peterdowns.com/posts/open-iterm-finder-service.html. I've had to do this a few times and wanted to distill it the basics.


Open Automator
Create an Application
Choose Actions > Utilities > Run Applescript
Paste the contents of open_in_iterm.app into the window.
Save the script somewhere convenient
Find the script, then drag the script onto the Finder window while holding the command key (or in Yosemite, the command + option keys)


## open_in_iterm.app

on run {input, parameters}
  tell application "Finder"
    set dir_path to quoted form of (POSIX path of (folder of the front window as alias))
  end tell
  CD_to(dir_path)
end run

on CD_to(theDir)
  tell application "iTerm"
    activate

    try
      set sesh to current session of current terminal
    on error
      set term to (make new terminal)
      tell term
        launch session "Default"
        set sesh to current session
      end tell
    end try

    tell sesh
      write text "cd " & theDir & ";clear;"
    end tell
  end tell
end CD_to