select-files

mac select files in folder since spotlight is trash

#!/bin/zsh
# A concise Zsh utility to select files in macOS Finder.
#
# Usage:
#   select-files [-f /path/to/folder] file1.txt file2.jpg...
#   -f: (Optional) Specify a target folder. Defaults to the current directory.

# --- Helper Functions ---
# Resolves a path to its absolute form for AppleScript
resolve_path() {
  if command -v realpath &>/dev/null; then
    realpath "$1"
  elif command -v greadlink &>/dev/null; then
    greadlink -f "$1"
  else
    [[ "$1" = /* ]] && echo "$1" || echo "$PWD/${1#./}"
  fi
}

# --- Main Logic ---
run_selection() {
  local folder_path="$1"
  shift
  local files_to_check=("$@")
  local abs_folder=$(resolve_path "$folder_path")

  # 1. Check which files exist and which are missing
  local found_filenames=() missing_files=()
  for file in "${files_to_check[@]}"; do
    if [[ -e "$abs_folder/$file" ]]; then
      found_filenames+=("$file")
    else
      missing_files+=("$file")
    fi
  done

  # 2. Get unique filenames and identify duplicates
  #    (u) flag gets unique array elements
  local unique_filenames=(${(u)found_filenames})
  #    Find duplicates by comparing sorted lists
  local duplicate_files=($(printf "%s\n" "${found_filenames[@]}" | sort | uniq -d))

  # 3. Select the unique files in Finder
  if [[ ${#unique_filenames[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
    # CORRECTED: Store AppleScript in a variable and call with -e
    # This correctly passes arguments to the 'on run' handler.
    local applescript_code='
      on run argv
          if (count of argv) < 2 then return
          set folderPath to item 1 of argv
          set fileNames to rest of argv
          set theItems to {}

          tell application "Finder"
              try
                  activate
                  set containerFolder to (POSIX file folderPath) as alias
                  repeat with aName in fileNames
                      try
                          set end of theItems to (file aName of containerFolder)
                      end try
                  end repeat
                  if (count of theItems) > 0 then
                      reveal theItems
                  end if
              end try
          end tell
          return
      end run
    '
    osascript -e "$applescript_code" "$abs_folder" "${unique_filenames[@]}"
  else
    osascript -e "tell application \"Finder\" to reveal POSIX file \"$abs_folder\""
  fi

  # 4. Report any missing or duplicate files
  if [[ ${#missing_files[@]} -gt 0 || ${#duplicate_files[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
    echo "---"
  fi
  if [[ ${#missing_files[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
    echo "⚠️ Missing files:"
    printf "  - %s\n" "${missing_files[@]}"
  fi
  if [[ ${#duplicate_files[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
    echo "ℹ️ Duplicate files ignored:"
    printf "  - %s\n" "${duplicate_files[@]}"
  fi
}

# --- Script Entry Point ---
TARGET_FOLDER="."
if [[ "$1" == "-f" ]]; then
  if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
    echo "Error: -f option requires a folder path." >&2; exit 1
  fi
  TARGET_FOLDER="$2"
  shift 2
fi
FILES_TO_CHECK=("$@")

if [[ ${#FILES_TO_CHECK[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
  echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [-f /path/to/folder] file1 [file2...]"
  echo "No files specified. Opening target folder..."
  run_selection "$TARGET_FOLDER"
  exit 0
fi

run_selection "$TARGET_FOLDER" "${FILES_TO_CHECK[@]}"