{"id":6228,"date":"2023-02-19T14:36:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T09:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=6228"},"modified":"2023-02-19T14:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T09:06:04","slug":"applescript-run-or-call-a-shell-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/applescript-run-or-call-a-shell-script\/","title":{"rendered":"Applescript: Run or Call a Shell Script"},"content":{"rendered":"

To run or call a shell script from AppleScript, you can use the do shell script<\/code> command. Here’s an example:<\/p>\n

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set<\/span> myScriptPath to<\/span> \"\/path\/to\/my\/script.sh\"<\/span>
\ndo<\/span> shell script myScriptPath
\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In this example, the myScriptPath<\/code> variable contains the path to the shell script that you want to run. The do shell script<\/code> command then executes the script.<\/p>\n

If your shell script takes arguments, you can include them as a string after the script path, like this:<\/p>\n

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set<\/span> myScriptPath to<\/span> \"\/path\/to\/my\/script.sh\"<\/span>
\nset<\/span> myScriptArgs to<\/span> \"arg1 arg2 arg3\"<\/span>
\ndo<\/span> shell script myScriptPath & \" \"<\/span> & myScriptArgs
\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In this example, the myScriptArgs<\/code> variable contains the arguments that you want to pass to the shell script, separated by spaces. The &<\/code> operator is used to concatenate the script path and arguments into a single string, which is then passed to the do shell script<\/code> command.<\/p>\n

By default, the do shell script<\/code> command runs the shell script using the \/bin\/sh<\/code> shell. If you need to use a different shell, you can specify it as an optional parameter to the do shell script<\/code> command, like this:<\/p>\n

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set<\/span> myScriptPath to<\/span> \"\/path\/to\/my\/script.sh\"<\/span>
\nset<\/span> myShell to<\/span> \"\/bin\/bash\"<\/span>
\ndo<\/span> shell script myScriptPath with<\/span> administrator privileges user name \"username\"<\/span> password \"password\"<\/span> with<\/span> administrator privileges and<\/span> with<\/span> shell myShell
\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In this example, the myShell<\/code> variable contains the path to the shell that you want to use. The with shell<\/code> parameter is used to specify the shell to use with the do shell script<\/code> command.<\/p>\n

The with administrator privileges user name \"username\" password \"password\" with administrator privileges<\/code> parameters are used to run the shell script with elevated privileges (i.e. as an administrator). Note that you will need to replace “username” and “password” with a valid username and password for the system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To run or call a shell script from AppleScript, you can use the do shell script command. Here’s an example: set myScriptPath to “\/path\/to\/my\/script.sh” do shell script myScriptPath In this example, the myScriptPath variable contains the path to the shell script that you want to run. 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