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Open multiple new terminal tabs on OSX using the current working dir

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  1. # Open a new tab on OSX Terminal with the current working dir.
  2. # Optionally, pass the number of tabs as parameter.
  3. #
  4. # Example:
  5. #
  6. #   cd /my/very/long/path/and/i/dont/want/to/repeat/myself
  7. #   nt 10
  8. #
  9. # You should add this to your ~/.profile
  10. #
  11. function nt {
  12.   if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
  13.     TIMES=1
  14.   else
  15.     TIMES=$1
  16.   fi
  17.  
  18.   osascript -e "
  19.     repeat $TIMES times
  20.       tell application \"System Events\" to tell process \"Terminal\" to keystroke \"t\" using command down
  21.       tell application \"Terminal\" to do script \"cd $PWD; clear;\" in selected tab of the front window
  22.     end repeat
  23.   " > /dev/null 2>&1
  24. }

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