After Effects Script Launcher (OSX)

Launch a .jsx script in After Effects from Terminal.

https://gfxhacks.com/quick-setup-for-after-effects-scripting/

Requires 2 arguments:

1. AE version ID e.g. 2021, or "(Beta)" - will check to see if installed on system first.
2. Script file (.jsx) - just drag and drop in Terminal.

Usage

sh aesl.sh ID path/to/script.jsx

alternatively, make the file executable:

chmod +x aesl.sh

Then copy/move it to the /usr/local/bin directory:

sudo mv aesl.sh /usr/local/bin/aesl

If using a custom directory, make sure it's indexed in the PATH - add this line to the .bashrc config file located in the Home directory (~), if using Bash; or .zshrc if using zsh:

If the config file doesn't exist, create it first.

export PATH=$PATH:/custom/dir

Now the script can simply be run using:

aesl ID script.jsx