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Re: "cd " and "tail -f" on a file
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Re: "cd " and "tail -f" on a file


  • Subject: Re: "cd " and "tail -f" on a file
  • From: Todd Reid <email@hidden>
  • Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 07:45:14 -0700

Andrew,
Thanks for your input...yeah, I know that I can tail the output to a
variable (although don't really need to...I'll just read the output of the
file being tailed in the Terminal), but the trouble I'm running into is with
the path contruction.

Here's where I'm at currently:

tell application "Terminal"
set x to POSIX path of (alias "Cymbal of
Desire:Users:treid:DailyBuilds:2003-03-14_build1428 English:AppName:AppName
Application Support:AppName Engine:logs:")
do shell script "cd " & x
end tell

Running this returns the error "Terminal got an error: An error of type 1
has occurred."

Any ideas?

Many thanks,

Todd

On 3/17/03 7:16 AM, "Andrew Oliver" <email@hidden> wrote:

> You mean like:
>
> tell application "Terminal"
> do script "cd /some/path; tail filename.txt"
> end tell
>
>
> Presumably you do realize that you can:
>
> set someVar to do shell script "cd /some/path/; tail filename.txt"
>
> And read the tail output into an AppleScript variable, right?
>
> Andrew
> :)
>
> On 3/17/03 6:06 AM, "Todd Reid" <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> I9m wondering if anyone can assist me with a scripting need. I need to (via
>> applescript, preferably) change directory and then tail a file in the
>> Terminal.
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated...
>>
>> Todd
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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