#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# by NovaWave (http://www.novawave.net), but all credit goes to:
# http://onrails.org/articles/2007/11/28/scripting-the-leopard-terminal


# load AppScript bridge
require 'rubygems'
require 'appscript'
include Appscript

# access the terminal and create a new tab
term = app('Terminal')
app('System Events').application_processes["Terminal.app"].keystroke("t", :using => :command_down)

# execute the command in that tab
window = term.windows.first
term.do_script("cd #{ARGV[0] || `pwd`}; clear", :in => window.tabs.last.get)