Use Applescript to Enter command into Terminal but do not Execute

Question

Using Applescript, is it possible to open a new Terminal and enter the command into the terminal but do not run it?

tell application "Terminal"
    do script "echo Hello"
end tell

This code will type the line echo Hello into the Terminal and run it. Can we avoid the execution?

adamh · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-25 12:13:07Z

1

Good case for System Events app and emulating keystrokes:

tell application "Terminal" to activate -- only needed if Terminal may not be running

tell application "System Events"        
    tell application process "Terminal"
        set frontmost to true
        keystroke "echo Hello"
    end tell        
end tell

answered Jan 25, 2014 at 12:13

adamh

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