TextExpander: Get Information from the Terminal

#!/bin/%fillpopup:name=Shell:default=bash:csh:ksh:tcsh:zsh%
%filltext:name=Command%

#!/bin/bash
PingAddress=%filltext:name=Address%
NumberOfPings=%filltext:name=Count:default=5%
ping -c $NumberOfPings PingAddress

#!/bin/bash
traceroute %filltext:name=Address%

#!/bin/bash

#Software Version
sw_vers

#Software
echo
system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType

#Hardware
echo
system_profiler SPHardwareDataType

#Memory
echo
system_profiler SPMemoryDataType

#Disk Utilisation
echo
df -h -l

#Network
echo
system_profiler SPNetworkDataType

#Displays
echo
system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType

#!/bin/bash
cat %filltext:name=FilePath%

#!/bin/bash
cat %clipboard

#!/bin/bash
ls -al %filltext:name=DirectoryPath%

#!/bin/bash
ls -al %clipboard

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