osascript Command Examples

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}}