Alfred is a productivity app for MacOS which allows one to search for files online or locally on one's Macintosh. Features include hotkeys, keywords and file actions.
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Strip everything after the ampersand in a URL
I'm trying to write a bash script for Alfred which will let me put in a custom time ($time) to link to a YouTube video ($url)
If one or more ampersands are present remove everything after the first ampersand (If there is no ampersand present just…

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Is there any way to copy the selection‘ icon file to clipboard in Alfred Workflow?
I am working on develop a workflow and it needs to copy the icon of selection to clipboard.The icon files are stored in the workflow folder.
so can i do that?
btw, I am using scriptfilter and use the JXA, the filtered results return in JSON.

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Is there a way to disable the cmd-opt-/ in Alfred or change it so it doesn't override XCode?
Trying to bring up quick documentation in Xcode (cmd-opt-/) triggers Alfred. Has anyone got a solution to this...the Alfred instructions don't work for me.
Tried disabling Alfred Hotkey. No joy!

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Pull out specific parts of text in Alfred
I am trying to make a simple tool that takes an Amazon URL and outputs the product ID.
As an example the following UL has a product ID of B003VAHYTG.…

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Alfred workflow launch apps, Dispatch key combo, how to type in input text?
When develop alfred workflow, I
keyword -> Launch Apps/Files -> Key Combo -> how pass the {query} to textfield(input box) of app ?
I set key Combo CTRL+F , means launch communication app and Key Combo find somebody,
My problem is how to pass the…

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Open new chrome window with applescript alfred workflow
on alfred_script(q)
tell application "Google Chrome"
if it is closed then
activate
end if
else
make new window
tell application "System Events" to set frontmost of process "Google Chrome" to true
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Open a new tab in a private window in Safari using applescript
Actually I developed an workflow for Alfred. It suppose whatever you search to open in a new private window in Safari, and it work as it supposed.. but the problem is, it open every search in a new private window, and I want the first search to open…

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How to use VIM(buffer) for quick editing of clipboard content
Being spoiled by the awesome VIM mode on ZSH I wanted to recreate the same experience for my clipboard. VIM mode in ZSH allows the current command to be edited in a VIM buffer an to be written back to the command-line, example:
Example of VIM mode…

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Space char in bash String variable expansion not read and executing command in case statement
I'm building an Alfred workflow with switchaudio-osx so I can change system audio input/output to specific source(s). Pretty new to shell script writing, and I conjured up this:
#!/bin/bash
#Command…

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Alfred Workflow - Searching on specified web browser in a new window with optional argument
I trying to make a workflow of my taste, but I'm having a real hard time. I'm new to programming in general, but I'm trying my best so any help would be appreciated!
Here's my Goal: I want to create a workflow that is triggered by a key word, with…

shaine
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Can I get a keyboard shortcut to go to homepage of current website in chrome?
I'm looking for a way to set a keyboard shortcut to go to the current homepage of the website I'm browsing in Chrome at that time.
So for example I'm on "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/ask?wizard=1" right now. "Press shortcut" Url…

Digital Gentleman
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How to pass arguments to Python script in Alfred Workflows
I am trying to pass the {query} parameter to my python script (python newbie) so I can create a really simply calculation.
Heres what the workflow looks like:
My python script looks like this:
query="{query}"
x = float(query)/60
y = x*100
print…

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/bin/bash - Alfred 3 workflow does not detect php
So I downloaded this plugin https://github.com/vmitchell85/alfred-vuejs-docs and I got the Powerpack. Here is me trying to execute the workflow but pressing enter at this point does nothing:
After I press space and enter "vue events", I get in the…

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alfred script that "waits until key pressed..."
I try to write a /bin/bash Script in alfred and that Script shall pause at one point - and continue when the user presses a keyboard-key (or other shortcut).
I tried the following bash-cmd (see below) that starts a process and then on the second…

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Can't expand "Alfred 3 Snippets" at integrated terminal within Visual Studio Code
I wonder if you please can give me a hand here...
I've setup couple of snippets at Alfred 3 and it works everywhere except inside the integrated terminal at Visual Studio Code.
When I type the keyword, you would expect to paste whatever you have…

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