Open 2 screens split with zsh & iterm2 via script

Question

I would like to have a script which would be able to open 1 iterm tab which contains 2 split screens inside via script.

Is it possible or should I install an additional lib for that?

Answer 1

Yes! This is possible without any external libraries.

Using osascript to 'send' commands to Iterm this simple bash script should open a new tab, split it and call some commands;

#!/bin/bash

osascript<<EOF
    tell application "iTerm"
        activate
        select first window

        # Create new tab
        tell current window
            create tab with default profile
        end tell

        # Split pane
        tell current session of current window
            split vertically with default profile
        end tell

        # Run command in Pane-1
        tell first session of current tab of current window
            write text "cd /tmp"
            write text "pwd"
        end tell

        # Run command in Pane-2
        tell second session of current tab of current window
            write text "echo Second tab!;"
        end tell
    end tell
EOF

Screen recording of script (.gif)