Tutorial by Topics: applescript

AppleScript is a language that predates the Mac as we know it today, originating in 1993. While other scripting languages have more fully featured libraries and more robust syntax, the power of AppleScript is for automating Mac applications. Any Mac application can include a scripting dictionary,...

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AppleScript is able to retrieve the URL of the current tab of a browser.

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Applescript is a powerful scripting language that can be used directly from the Terminal command line to accomplish a multitude of tasks. All examples listed in this section are meant to be used from the Terminal application.