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macOS Terminal Command Script

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chisasba

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Original poster
Mar 2, 2012
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Basically I'm trying to make it so I can run some commands to hide things using terminal without having to manually enter each one. I went to AppleScript Editor to try this but having issues. I've never made one before so I have no idea what I'm doing wrong.

Here is what I got so far:

activate application "Terminal"
do script "sudo chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Bluetooth\ File\ Exchange.app" (**It tells me syntax error here and doesn't continue)
delay 1
do script "password" (**For my password)
delay 1
do script "sudo chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Expose.app"
delay 1
end tell

Thanks for any help.
 
Code: 
tell application "Terminal"
	activate
	do script "sudo chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Bluetooth\\ File\\ Exchange.app" in window 1
	delay 1
	do script "chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Expose.app" in window 1
end tell

Second sudo not needed. From the man page of sudo :

Once a user has been authenticated, a timestamp is updated and the user may then use sudo without a password for a short period of time (5 minutes unless overridden in sudoers).
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kryten2 said:
Code: 
tell application "Terminal"
	activate
	do script "sudo chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Bluetooth\\ File\\ Exchange.app" in window 1
	delay 1
	do script "chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Expose.app" in window 1
end tell

Second sudo not needed. From the man page of sudo :
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Ok thanks I got it that part but how do I get it to enter my password for me?
I tried adding 'do script "password" in window 1' after the first delay but no luck.
 
how do I get it to enter my password for me?
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No tell application Terminal block needed for these two lines :

Code: 
do shell script "chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Bluetooth\\ File\\ Exchange.app" user name "yourusername" password "password" with administrator privileges
do shell script "chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Expose.app" user name "yourusername" password "password" with administrator privileges
 
kryten2 said:
No tell application Terminal block needed for these two lines :

Code: 
do shell script "chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Bluetooth\\ File\\ Exchange.app" user name "yourusername" password "password" with administrator privileges
do shell script "chflags hidden /Applications/Utilities/Expose.app" user name "yourusername" password "password" with administrator privileges
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Cool thank you, that worked perfectly.
 
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