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macOS Mojave, Automator “Not authorized to send Apple events to System Events.”

After I updated to Mojave, I can no longer use the automator service I've previously been using with the alert …

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Automator Variable in shell script

Is it possible to pass an Automator variable into a shell script?

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Using apple's Automator to pass filenames to a shell script

I have an automator script that I'd like to run on a folder. I want the script to take each …

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How do I use the current folder name without a path as a variable in automator in Mac?

I am using Mac OSX 10.8.3. I have a workflow in Automator set up that is as follows: Ask for Finder …

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How to create an Apple Script that runs a Terminal command?

I want to create an apple script that opens terminal and summons this command : sudo killall coreaudiod How is this …

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Applescript to open terminal, run command, and show - Not working

I´m trying to create a keyshortcut to open terminal in current folder. Looking around, I found this code to …

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Play Quicktime movie from Terminal

Is there a possibility to play a Quicktime movie (.mov) file from the command line (i.e., Terminal)? I haven't …

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Run Shellscript from Mac Automator

In OS X 10.9.5 I wrote a Shell Script (via vim). Save it and navigate to this script and sh code.…

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Sending emails with attachments through AppleScript

So I wanted to be able to send an email with an attachment using applescript. I have this teacher who …

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Adding a script to MacOS finder contextual menu

I want to add an option to the finder context menu that calls hg add %1 with %1 being the full path …

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