iTerm2

iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with Leopard, Snow Leopard, or Lion. Its focus is on performance, internationalization, and supporting innovative features that make your life better.

• Project Homepage [EN]

• iTerm2 [EN] @ Homebrew Cask

Documentation

• Documentation [EN]
  • Hidden Settings
• FAQ [EN]

Examples

Open a new iTerm2 window and run a shell command using AppleScript

file="${HOME}/dev/folder_actions/logs/debug.log"

if [[ ! -f "${file}" ]]; then
  exit 1
fi

${OSASCRIPT} <<EOS
tell application "iTerm"
  set newWindow to (create window with default profile)
  tell newWindow
    tell current session of newWindow
      write text "tail --lines=+1 --follow '${file}'"
    end tell
  end tell
end tell
EOS