Xcode Shell Script

Pre-Post Bash Script to auto increase app version .sh

#!/bin/sh
#
# Irfan Anwar : Software Engineer @ the ENTERTAINER : iamirfan@live.com
#
# Auto increase app version in archive - Pre-action Script
# NOTE: Add Post-action Script with this Pre-action Script to make it functional.
# It increases first part of desimal version number e.g 1.0 -> 2.0, ofcourse you can modify the logic, like add more desimal number or increase tiny part or minor part, like 1.0.3 -> 1.0.4 or whatever if you are a smart developer :)

#
# USAGE: 
# 1. Open Edit Scheme Window in Xcode
# 2. Expand Build tab from left panel
# 3. Select Pre-actions tab.
# 4. Click on + button on bottom left side of detail panel.
# 5. Choose `New Run Script Action`
# 6. Choose your target from `Provide build settings` from menu.
# 7. Copy paste following script.
#

if [ $CONFIGURATION == Release ]; then # comment this line if you want to increase on every build, this line make sure to increase app version only while Archiving for Release.

versionNumber="$MARKETING_VERSION"
$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleShortVersionString $versionNumber" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")

Version=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleShortVersionString" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")
NEWSUBVERSION=$(echo $Version | awk -F "." '{print $1}')
NEWSUBVERSION=$(($NEWSUBVERSION + 1))

NEWVERSIONSTRING=$(echo $Version | awk -F "." '{print "'$NEWSUBVERSION'" "." $2}')
$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleShortVersionString $NEWVERSIONSTRING" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")

else
    echo $CONFIGURATION " build - Not bumping version number."
fi

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#                                          POST ACTION                                                     #
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# Auto increase app version in archive - Post-action Script
# NOTE: Add Pre-action Script with this Post-action Script to make it functional.
# replace Al-Futtaim with your project name

#
# USAGE: 
# 1. Open Edit Scheme Window in Xcode
# 2. Expand Build tab from left panel
# 3. Select Post-actions tab.
# 4. Click on + button on bottom left side of detail panel.
# 5. Choose `New Run Script Action`
# 6. Choose your target from `Provide build settings` from menu.
# 7. Copy paste following script.
# 8. Relace `yourProjectName` with your apps project name check your apps root folder for exact name like SampleApp.xcodeproj
# 9. Archive your project.
#

if [ $CONFIGURATION == Release ]; then # comment this line if you want to increase on every build, this line make sure to increase app version only while Archiving for Release.
oldVersion="$MARKETING_VERSION"
newVersion=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleShortVersionString" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")

sed -i '' -e "s+MARKETING_VERSION = $oldVersion+MARKETING_VERSION = $newVersion+g" "${PROJECT_DIR}/yourProjectName.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj"
$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c 'Set :CFBundleShortVersionString $(MARKETING_VERSION)' "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")
else
    echo $CONFIGURATION " build - Not bumping version number."
fi

Please make sure to make BACKUP of your source code before attempting to use above scripts.
This can corrupt your .pbxproj file, if XCode make changes in settings or if the project name have special characters etc.