xwmx / shell-app

Turn a shell script into an OS X application.

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shell-app

Turn a shell script into an OS X application.

Usage

shell-app example.sh example.app

Description

Creates an OS X application bundle that calls a given shell script or command.

This provides a command line alternative to creating application bundles with Automator. The shell script is first wrapped in a short AppleScript wrapper which is then compiled with osacompile. When the output file includes the .app extension, osacompile outputs an application bundle wrapping the AppleScript file.

See also

• https://gist.github.com/mathiasbynens/674099
  • Creates very simple applications, but they are too simple to be recognized by Spotlight as applications.
• https://mathiasbynens.be/notes/shell-script-mac-apps
• http://www.sveinbjorn.org/platypus