#!/bin/sh

# show_getinfo
# This script opens the Finder's "Get Info" window
# for the file or folder specified as a command-line argument.
# Cameron Hayne (macdev@hayne.net)  March 2003

scriptname=`basename $0`
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $scriptname file_or_folder"
    exit
fi

path=$1

if [ ! -e $path ]; then
    echo "$scriptname: $path: No such file or directory"
    exit
fi

case $path in
/*)     fullpath=$path ;;
~*)     fullpath=$path ;;
*)      fullpath=`pwd`/$path ;;
esac

if [ -d $fullpath ]; then
    file_or_folder="folder"
else
    file_or_folder="file"
fi

/usr/bin/osascript > /dev/null <<EOT
tell application "Finder"
    set macpath to POSIX file "$fullpath" as text
    open information window of $file_or_folder macpath
end tell
EOT