A collection of commands that may be from a CLI Shell, or programming language such as AppleScript, which are executed in order with limited iteration, usually as a way of automating actions or events.
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Is there a user-friendly app that can create an archive of system.log files and the like?
Background
I have this command to create a temporary collection of selected log files –
sudo tar -czf $TMPDIR/archive\ of\ install.log\ and\ system.log\ files\ only.tgz ...
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Terminal bash commands stopped working
I was trying to install some stuff for scala development on my MAC, and probably I managed broke the shell/terminal while I was mindlessly running some scripts that I don't know.
Now when I start the ...
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extract to a new folder with spl name
working on OS X 10.8.3, have part of what I want working, hoping for help with the rest
#!/bin/bash
# script accepts a path to base dir - base path to extract
# also accepts second param - archive ...
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Which iOS apps have have external APIs or sync with WebDAV etc? [closed]
I'm probably poorly wording this but...
I would like the community's help making a list of iOS apps that have built in ability to sync with WebDAV, git, etc, or have an http API on the Internet.
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How to verify when disk drive detection is done (diskutil will list all drives) during boot process?
In a system where SATA disks are connected to a third party (Highpoint) controller, the wish is to create a bash shell script that will run every system boot.
The shell script will test whether each ...
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How to configure Automator to log into a website, each time generating a new random UID and email address?
I need to find a way to log into a company intranet site multiple times in quick succession on OS X 10.8.2, each time with a new completely random user ID and email address. The website only requires ...
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Scripting on iPad - accessing features like accelerometer, GPS, etc
Are there any scripting languages for the iPad that can access native functionality like accelerometer, GPS, text messages, etc?
I know that it is possible to write Scheme and Python scripts but I ...
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An Automator workflow for extracting text as speech from PDF files
I get PDFs to revise course content which I want to convert to MP3 files and take with me as spoken audio.
Automator offers 'text to speech' conversion and it's great. When I try and build a workflow ...
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How to send an email from command line?
How to send an email from command line or script? I want to be able to run the script programmatically by passing the receiver and the message.
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How do I create an AppleScript that will quit an application at a specific time and then put the computer to sleep?
I've been toying around with AppleScript and Automator to get this thing to work, but I just can't seem wrap my head around it. If anyone could show me an example or give me some tips on how I can set ...
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How to create an apple script that forwards a flagged email
I want to create an apple script that will forward a flagged email to x@mail.asana.com
I have tried this script:
on run
tell application "Mail"
repeat with _acct in imap accounts
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Can I download all pictures on a page?
Is there a way I can run a script with a certain web page as the argument that will download all the images from there?
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Show When Applications Were Opened and Closed
I'd like to be able to see a list of applications that were recently opened and quitted on a per user basis.
Ex:
19:25:34 Google Chrome Canary opened by John Smith
20:45:32 Pages quitted by Julie ...
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Need Help with an Applescript / plist
This has been a learning experience for me. Everything checks out logically to me in this script/ plist but something isn't correct. Everything runs, but then the script runs every minute which is ...
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Programmatically/Script-atically changing the default Open-With setting
Is there a way to change what app opens a file type programmatically/with a script?
Basically, sometimes I'm working on a web site, and I want to set all web files to open with a text editor (*.php, ...
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Is it possible to show custom icons in the Scripts menu?
You know that "scripts" menu you can show in the right side of the menu bar? It's very useful. I'm talking about this menu:
I've set some custom icons for the files in the scripts folder using the ...
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Run script on networked user login
The computer lab is running 10.8. I would like to run a script when networked users login. As far as I can tell my choices are:
launchd agents - Not meant for this. On the launchd.plist man page it ...
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Remove Little Snitch via script
I want to be able to uninstall Little Snitch over Apple Remote Desktop. I came across the script below here: http://fromtheadmin.com/kill-and-remove-little-snitch-application-via-ard-script/
However ...
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Script MBP keyboard backlight to full brightness?
I've been searching around and trying some simple apple scripts, but have been completely thwarted in my attempts to set the MBP keyboard backlight to full brightness from any sort of script or ...
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Find/Unrar/Delete Script
I'm a PC convert, and quite novice when it comes to shell/bash scripting, but I really want to learn/understand more.
My need: I need to be able to scan a folder, find any .rar files, extract the ...
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How do I modify Word 2011 for Mac so I can see tracked changes inline and notes simultaneously?
Background:
In Word 2011 for the Mac, it's possible to view tracked changes inline -- that is, see the changes made on the screen within the text itself, as opposed seeing them in a balloon off to ...
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How to batch convert word documents to pdf?
Is there a scriptable way that I can convert several MS Word documents to PDF? I thought this might be possible using python, but I am unable to find any advice online on how best to do this.
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Changing a file or folder icon using the Terminal
How can I change or set the icon for a file or folder, in the terminal, do I need to use a scripting language?
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Can I use the Terminal to find all OpenMeta tags on my system?
I know that there are apps that can do this, so I figure it must be possible: I'd like to compile a list of every OpenMeta tag that I've used on my Mac (OS X 10.8.3). But here's the rub: I'd ideally ...
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Advanced Apple Script iCal Help
This is what I have so far. All works ok, except for my duplicate check. Just receiving tell statement for "Event Discarded: Old.". When this is not the case. Any Help?
to ...
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Start PhotoShop with remote connections enabled
I'd like to be able to start PhotoShop from the command line with remote connections enabled. I'd like the script to take 2 arguments, "service" and "password".
The way I do this now:
1. Double ...
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How to implement this script on a Mac
I just read Matt Might's blog post on eliminating filler and "weasels" from my writing, and I am wondering how I would implement this on Latex to run and check my document? I know I should use ...
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Is there such an app or script that automatically logs off a user after a given number of minutes of activity?
I am looking for information on either an app or script that logs off an account after a certain number of minutes. I know this can be done by default after X amount of inactivity. However, I am using ...
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File path to file on Mac Mini via LAN
I have a bunch of data files on a Mac Mini that I want to read over my wireless LAN in a script (F#, not that it matters I think). I can see the files in Finder, but don't know how to read them in a ...
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How to Run Shell Script upon Application Launch?
Not sure if this belongs here or on SuperUser, but it's Mac specific, so I'll go with here.
I wrote a Ruby script that edits TextMate's global properties file and changes the theme based on the time ...
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Display dialog from command line (like xmessage does)
Background
I'd like to be able to display a notification window in OS X from within a script. The script will be running in background, so the notification should not go to the terminal but instead ...
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sudo defaults read NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages gives error
I know
defaults read NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages
gives result correctly. But doing
sudo defaults read NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages
gives
The domain/default pair of ...
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How to determine the absolute path to a file in a shell script
I am writing a generic script that can get passed both absolute and relative (to the current working dir) paths to existing files.
I need a fail-safe way to turn all those passed paths into absolute ...
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How to disable individual USB ports by script?
I am looking for a script which will allow me to disable one specific USB port on my Mac mini. It would only serve a purpose if it works in real-time and didn't require a reboot. I've found scripts ...
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Fake.app: How to loop thru the rows in a CSV file and use the data in my Workflow?
I am using Fake to automate some web tasks.
I have a CSV file on disk that contains rows of data which I'd like to use to fill out forms in my Fake Workflow.
How can I iterate thru the rows in the ...
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How can Growl trigger an shell script or AppleScript (NOT vice versa!)
When a Growl notification gets issued I want to trigger an AppleScript. I had a look at the "Actions" in the Growl preferences, and you can trigger things like an email or a text-to-speech call, but ...
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Using cURL to download images in XML feed?
I have an XML file that has links to various .jpg I want to create an applescript that downloads a local copy of these. The idea is to also label them sequentially with a number say 001 to 030.
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Further question automate QT movie script
I have a time lapse camera running for 3 years and it takes a jpeg every 2 minutes 24 hrs/ day. it puts 10,000 jpegs in one folder and then when that is full it creates another folder.
Rob has ...
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Possible to run scripts on sleep and wake?
MacBook Pro 2010 running OS X Lion.
Is it possible to run scripts on sleep and wake events?
My specific application is that I've got Dropbox-synced Truecrypt volumes that I regularly use on both my ...
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Sharing settings report (security audit)
I am new to Mac administration and struggling somewhat on how to programatically report in the settings in the Sharing Preference panel (10.7 and 10.8). Basically - I want to report in which settings ...
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How can I create (nested) Keynote.app slides from a XML file?
I have some nested lists (XML/OPML file) and I am looking for a (automated) process to create Keynote presentations from them. Use case: I write concepts for presentations in an Outliner, then would ...
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An app or script to watch folder and display new images in full screen?
I'm teaching a photography class and would like to use a cheap setup to display photos taken by the students in real time.
I have a macbook pro and an iphone. I also have an eye-fi card but it's an ...
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How can I switch to the window playing music in a single keystroke?
How can I set up a single keystroke to jump to the app or web site playing music? I currently use Rhapsody, iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, VLC, and Soundcloud to listen to music, as well as the ...
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Monitor Console.app for a string and notify when found
Is it possible to monitor all messages in Console.app for a string and then notify the user when this string occurs?
I have the problem that I'm getting disk I/O errors and I suspect that it's not a ...
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View youtube videos in 720p by default in Safari?
Is there a way I can force safari to start youtube videos at 720p by default ?? I was wondering if there is an automator code that can achieve this ? Or maybe an extension that solely does that ? (I ...
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Is there a dial from Addres Book and tel:/sip: protocol handler script/application available for 10.7?
We are currently using Mac OS X 10.6 and snomURLHandler to convert tel: uri's to a http GET request. This computer telephony integration let us click on a telephone number in Address Book.app and let ...
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How do I copy Chrome to TmpDisk on startup/RAMDisk creation?
I have set up TmpDisk to create a 1GB RAM Disk on startup.
This works fine.
How do I get it to automatically copy Chrome onto the RAM Disk every time it starts up?
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Applescript to update year tag for audio files
I have a lot of tracks in iTunes where the files are named "music-NNNN.mp3" with NNNN being the year the track was recorded. How can I use Applescript to automatically set the year tag for these files ...
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How do I script Powerpoint to save a directory of PPTX files as PDFs?
If I have a directory of PPTX files I would like to save as PDFs. How do I script this operation?
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Detecting that a script is run within ARD
Does anyone know of a way to detect that a shell script is running within ARD (vs. running the same script locally on the machine)?
I looked at detecting that we are running in interactive mode - ...
