AppleScript: how to get the current directory of the topmost Terminal
I want to get the current directory of the topmost Terminal tab/window (via AppleScript or something else, it doesn't really matter). How can I do that? Another solution. get_foregroundterminal_curdir_fast.scpt: tell application "Terminal" do shell script "lsof -a -p `lsof -a -c bash -u $USER -d 0 -n | tail -n +2 | awk '{if($NF==\"" & (tty of front tab of front window) & "\"){print $2}}'` -d cwd -n | tail -n +2 | awk '{print $NF}'" end tell I use lsof itself to get PID of the bash shell of the corresponding Terminal window. This is MUCH faster than using fuser (milliseconds vs. seconds). I got