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medfreeman/macos: manage add list remove login items apple script

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Created April 19, 2017 19:20
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# applescript
# add login item
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to make login item at end with properties {name: "Notes",path:"/Applications/Notes.app", hidden:false}'
# delete login item
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to delete login item "itemname"'
# list loginitems
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get the name of every login item'
# with defaults
defaults write loginwindow AutoLaunchedApplicationDictionary -array-add '{ "Name" = "Notes" ; "Path" = "/Applications/Notes.app"; "Hide" = 0; }'
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