bin/finder-path
#!/bin/bash
#
# Copyright 2015 Joseph Block <jpb@apesseekingknowledge.net>
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if [[ "$(uname -s)" != 'Darwin' ]]; then
echo 'Sorry, this script only works on macOS'
exit 1
fi
# Print the path to the frontmost Finder window
osascript <<EOT
tell application "Finder"
if (${1-1} <= (count Finder windows)) then
get POSIX path of (target of window ${1-1} as alias)
else
get POSIX path of (desktop as alias)
end if
end tell
EOT