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tags: [tldr, osx]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# osascript

> Run AppleScript or JavaScript for Automation (JXA).
> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/osascript.1.html>.

- Run an AppleScript command:

`osascript -e "{{say 'Hello world'}}"`

- Run multiple AppleScript commands:

`osascript -e "{{say 'Hello'}}" -e "{{say 'world'}}"`

- Run a compiled (`*.scpt`), bundled (`*.scptd`), or plaintext (`*.applescript`) AppleScript file:

`osascript {{path/to/apple.scpt}}`

- Get the bundle identifier of an application (useful for `open -b`):

`osascript -e 'id of app "{{Application}}"'`

- Run a JavaScript command:

`osascript -l JavaScript -e "{{console.log('Hello world');}}"`

- Run a JavaScript file:

`osascript -l JavaScript {{path/to/script.js}}`
