Finder command syntax
| Command | Syntax | Result |
| clean up | clean up | Reference or list
of references |
| | clean up all |
| | clean up referenceToObject |
| | clean up referenceToObject by propertyLabel |
| close | close referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
| computer | computer gestaltSelector | Integer |
| | computer gestaltSelector has bitsToTest | Boolean |
| copy | ( copy | put ) expression �
( to | into ) referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
count | count [ each | every ] className count [ each | every ] className �
( in | of ) referenceToContainer | Integer |
| number of className number of className ( in | of ) referenceToContainer |
| data size | data size of referenceToObject | Integer or
list of integers |
| data size of referenceToObject as className |
| delete | delete referenceToObject | None |
| duplicate | duplicate referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
| duplicate referenceToObject to referenceToLocation |
| | duplicate referenceToObject to referenceToLocation �
replacing ( conflicts | existing items ) | |
| |
| eject | eject | Reference or list
of references |
| | eject referenceToDisk |
| empty | empty | Reference |
| | empty referenceToTrash | |
| erase | erase referenceToDisk | Reference |
exists
| exists referenceToObject | Boolean |
| referenceToObject exists |
get | [ get ] referenceToObject | Reference, value, or list of references or values |
| | [ get ] referenceToObject as className |
make
| make [ new ] className | Reference to the
new object |
| make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer |
make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer ÿ
with properties { propertyLabel:propertyValue ÿ
[, propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...} |
make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer ÿ
( to | with data ) referenceToObject |
make [ new ] className at referenceToContainer ÿ
with properties { propertyLabel:propertyValue ÿ
[, propertyLabel:propertyValue ]...} ÿ
( to | with data ) referenceToObject |
| move | move referenceToObject to referenceToContainer | Reference or list
of references |
| | move referenceToObject to referenceToContainer �
replacing ( conflicts | existing items ) |
| |
open
| open referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
| open referenceToObject using referenceToApplication |
| print | print referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
| put away | put away referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
| quit | quit | None |
| restart | restart | None |
| reveal | reveal referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
select | select referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
| set | set referenceToObject to expression | Value or list of values |
| shut down | shut down | None |
| sleep | sleep | None |
| sort | sort referenceList by propertyLabel | List of references |
| update | update referenceToObject | Reference or list
of references |
