# osascript

> Run AppleScript or JavaScript for Automation (JXA) from the command line.

- Run an AppleScript command:

`osascript -e '{{say "Hello world"}}'`

- Run multiple AppleScript commands:

`osascript -e '{{say "Hello"}}' -e '{{say "world"}}'`

- Run an AppleScript file:

`osascript {{path/to/apple}}.scpt`

- Get the bundle identifier of an application (useful for `open -b`):

`osascript -e 'id of app "{{Application}}"'`

- Run a JavaScript command:

`osascript -l JavaScript -e '{{console.log("Hello world");}}'`

- Run a JavaScript file:

`osascript -l JavaScript {{path/to/script.js}}`