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Some simple AppleScript that adds login items.

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Some simple AppleScript that opens applications automatically at login.

Install file

install_start.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Export start.scpt file as an application
osacompile -o /Applications/start.app start.scpt

# Add start application as a login item
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to make login item at end with properties {name: "Installing Start which will open applications for you at login", path:"/Applications/start.app", hidden:false}'

Script file

start.scpt

on fullScreen()
	-- when called, runs keystroke commands for Full Screen mode
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke "f" using {command down, control down}
	end tell
end fullScreen


on openApplication(applicationName)
	-- when called with one argument, calls activate on argument
	tell application applicationName to activate
end openApplication


set applicationList to {"Slack", "Google Chrome", "IntelliJ IDEA", "iTerm"}


repeat with theItem in applicationList
	-- calls openApplication with each item in applicationList
	openApplication(theItem)
end repeat

Installation

• $ git clone [e-mail]:nick-otter/start.git
• $ cd start
• $ bash install_start.sh

To Do

• Add tests and testing environment.
• Refactor start.scpt to use environment variables.

Acknowledgements

How To Run AppleScripts at Login