How do I set up an AppleScript to open a new iTerm2 tab and change the directory?

Question

In OS X, how do I set up an AppleScript to

• open a new iTerm2 tab
• change to a directory
• clear the console
• echo the current directory

I had something like this before for regular Terminal, but I can't even find the scripting guide for iTerm2.

Answer 1

Daniel's solution somehow opens a new Window – also, the exec command statement does not work as expected. One has to write text instead.

Also, you have to use

launch session "Default Session" 

in order to get a new tab.

The following does what you asked for:

tell application "iTerm"
    make new terminal
    tell the current terminal
        activate current session
        launch session "Default Session"
        tell the last session
            write text "cd ~/Downloads; clear; pwd"
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

Answer 2

Not on a Mac right now, so it might not work 100% (adapted this answer of mine).

tell application "iTerm"
    activate
    set t to (make new terminal)
    tell t
        tell (make new session at the end of sessions)
            exec command "cd Downloads"
            exec command "clear"
            exec command "pwd"
        end tell
    end tell
end tell

You can probably concatenate the commands to

cd Downloads ; clear ; pwd