Script to open terminal tabs and run commands on Mac

script-open-terminal-tabs.md

Open Terminal Tabs on Mac and Run Commands

Dependencies

Requires Node.js and ttab

npm install ttab -g

Script to Start Server

In ~/bin/start:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

dir=$(basename $(pwd))

if [ "$dir" == "hyperion" ]; then
   command="env IRIS_HOST=http://localhost:4000 npm start"
elif [ "$dir" == "iris-core" ]; then
   command="env LOG_LEVEL=debug IRIS_SITE=aftonbladet npm run start:dev:watch"
else
   echo "Don't know how to start app in dir $dir"
   exit 1
fi

echo "starting app in $dir: $command"
$command

Script to Open Terminal Tabs

In ~/bin/open-dev:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

ttab "cd ~/src/hyperion"
ttab "cd ~/src/hyperion && start"

ttab "cd ~/src/iris-core"
ttab "cd ~/src/iris-core && start"