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usonian

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6. I did sysadmin and various scripting for a living.

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Reply #5)

Sat May 4, 2024, 08:51 PM

May 2024

Just had to brush up. It has been a long while.

On a mac, applescript is probably best. (Automator is applescript with a GUI and recorder)

On the mac, the terminal loses focus, so you have to click on its window to re-activate it.

Good luck.

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howid. [View all] AllaN01Bear May 2024 OP

Consider perhaps an AI code generator? AuntyGravity May 2024 #1

Keep it simple. usonian May 2024 #2

i was hoping to use the open -a command some how and thanks for pointing this out. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #3

bookmarked the umbutu page as well. thanks . will give it a try when i can. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #4

i saved the mac version to my word processer . this is exactly what i am looking for . thank you for your AllaN01Bear May 2024 #5

I did sysadmin and various scripting for a living. usonian May 2024 #6

u sounded like u had a bit of experiance under your belt. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #7

I just found this "cheat sheet" of sorts. usonian May 2024 #8

thank you. i wish u were down the street so i can ask u questions. just bookmarked the page . AllaN01Bear May 2024 #9

Found another one (of who knows how many) usonian May 2024 #10

got it. thanks AllaN01Bear May 2024 #11