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Bash or Zsh function that uses `osascript` para revelar multiples archivos en el Finder
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| reveal_files () { | |
| num_files=0 # Number of already processed files | |
| for file in $@ # Iterate over all entries after the `reveal_files` command. | |
| do | |
| # for each $file... | |
| # does $file not start with "/"? | |
| if [ ! "${file:0:1}" = "/" ] | |
| then { | |
| file="$(pwd)/$file" | |
| # echo "Rebased file: $file" | |
| } else { # Nothing to do if it does start with / | |
| } | |
| fi | |
| # If this is not the first iteration ($num_files > 0)... | |
| if [ $num_files -gt 0 ] | |
| then { | |
| # Check if the file starts with / | |
| # ... add the new file ($file) after the existing list ($file_list) | |
| # separated by a comma (",") | |
| file_list="$file_list, \"$file\" as POSIX file" | |
| } else { # But if this is the first iteration ($num_files == 0)... | |
| # ... add the first file ($file) after the opening bracket ("{") | |
| file_list="{ \"$file\" as POSIX file" | |
| } # Note the usage of \" inside of quotes for literal quotes. | |
| fi # continue with the next steps | |
| # Increase the number of files processed | |
| num_files=$(($num_files+1)) | |
| done | |
| # Add the final closing bracket ("}") | |
| file_list="$file_list }" | |
| # Display number of processed files ($num_files) and the command ($file_list) | |
| # echo "$num_files files: $file_list" | |
| # Create the reveal command for `osascript` | |
| reveal_command="tell application \"Finder\" to reveal $file_list" | |
| # echo "Reveal AppleScript command:\\n$reveal_command" | |
| # Run the reveal command; returns the AppleScript formatted list of files | |
| osascript -e "$reveal_command" | |
| } |
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