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Change Yosemite Wallpaper from Command Line
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yosemite_wallpaper.sh
# This script changes the Apple Mac OSX wallpaper in 10.10 for the current user
# to Earth Horizon - feel free to set a different JPEG or download, then set it!
# Cribbed from this answer: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2119076
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osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to set desktop picture to POSIX file "/Library/Desktop Pictures/Earth Horizon.jpg"'
@weslleyaraujo
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Hey!

I am trying to run it into a Yosemite 10.10.5 (14F27) but it is not working and not returning any error neither..
does it working fine for you?

@steve-kasica
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I'm also running Yosemite 10.10.5 (14F27), but I get this error:

63:64: syntax error: Expected expression, property or key form, etc. but found unknown token. (-2741)

@kingroryg
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@stvkas similar error .

@ryanmaclean
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Hey @weslleyaraujo @stvkas and @saru95 - It was the new line and single quote. I've made it a one-liner and confirmed that it now works ;)

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