Sending commands from TextWrangler (BBEdit) to the terminal

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                          I want to send commands from TextWrangler (or BBEdit) to the terminal. Even if I found this , I don't understand how that works since I'm brand new to Unix and running Applescripts. 

    tell application "BBEdit"
    	set the_selection to (selection of front window as string)
    	if (the_selection) is "" then
    		set the_selection to line (get startLine of selection) of front window as string
    	end if
    end tell
    
    tell application "Terminal"
    	do script with command the_selection in window 1
    end tell

I saved an Applescript that looks like this: 

Now, what I think is to put the script in the TextWrangler Scripts Folder: 

 1. But then, how do I send commands to the Terminal.app?
 2. How can I press cmd + enter to send a line from TextWrangler to the Terminal?

Asked by M. Beausoleil (225 rep)

Jul 23, 2016, 02:48 AM
Last activity: Jun 27, 2022, 12:58 PM

Sending commands from TextWrangler (BBEdit) to the terminal

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