osascript

Run AppleScript or JavaScript for Automation (JXA). More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/osascript.1.html.

• Run an AppleScript command:

osascript -e "say 'Hello world'"

• Run multiple AppleScript commands:

osascript -e "say 'Hello'" -e "say 'world'"

• Run a compiled (*.scpt), bundled (*.scptd), or plaintext (*.applescript) AppleScript file:

osascript path/to/apple.scpt

• Get the bundle identifier of an application (useful for open -b):

osascript -e 'id of app "Application"'

• Run a JavaScript command:

osascript -l JavaScript -e "console.log('Hello world');"

• Run a JavaScript file:

osascript -l JavaScript path/to/script.js