AppleScript – Set Up to Open New iTerm2 Tab and Change Directory

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In OS X, how do I set up an AppleScript to

  • open a new iTerm2 tab
  • change to a directory
  • clear the console
  • echo the current directory

I had something like this before for regular Terminal, but I can't even find the scripting guide for iTerm2.

Best Answer

Daniel's solution somehow opens a new Window – also, the exec command statement does not work as expected. One has to write text instead.

Also, you have to use 

launch session "Default Session"

in order to get a new tab.

The following does what you asked for:

tell application "iTerm"
    make new terminal
    tell the current terminal
        activate current session
        launch session "Default Session"
        tell the last session
            write text "cd ~/Downloads; clear; pwd"
        end tell
    end tell
end tell
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