Can I use a Terminal command to switch to a specific space in OS X 10.6?

Question

Is there any terminal command I can use to switch directly to a space in OS X 10.6 ?

Something like:

spaces switch 2

Daniel Beck · Answer 1 · 2011-12-14 19:11:44Z

If you have assigned keyboard shortcuts for switching between Spaces in System Preferences, you can trigger them using AppleScript:

osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to key code 124 using control down'

This will effectively press Control-Right. Left is 123, Up is 126, and Down is 125.

These are the key codes for the number keys:

1 18
2 19
3 20
4 21
5 23
6 22
7 26
8 28
9 25
0 29

Just assign an alias to that osascript call or wrap it in a shell function.

Thanks Daniel. I guess you don't know of a way to do it other than the old "have applescript press the keys for me" method then?
@cwd I didn't find anything. Given the UI requirement and the default assignable shortcuts it's likely not supported because it's of limited usefulness. But wait a few days, maybe Lri or slhck or someone else has an idea.
Thanks, I gave you an upvote. Take a look at this one too when you have a chance: superuser.com/questions/368154

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