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Asked: 2026-06-01T19:11:22+00:00

I have a shell script, which I launch several times during work everyday. I

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I have a shell script, which I launch several times during work everyday. I do this by launching terminal, and launching the script from within. However, I would like to be able to launch it (from within a terminal) with a global OSX keyboard shortcut (Cmd+Shift+R say).

There are quite a few applications which work in this manner already (for eg. EverNote, RemindMeLater, even the default Cmd-Space which brings up the search utility) and hence, I am guessing this should be at least theoretically possible.

Could someone please tell me if and how this can be done?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Instead of using a global shortcut key, maybe try creating an applescript that runs the shell script? So just open at AppleScript Editor, and enter something like this.

    do shell script "//Your script";

    Then save it as an application in the format drop down.

    After that, you can run the script just by opening up the application with something like spotlight.

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