Copy my Shortcuts folder names

Gets a list of all the titles for your Shortcuts folders. On macOS, uses the Shortcuts Command Line Interface (CLI) to make the request; on iOS, uses a Regular Expression to find the results. Also saves a .txt file of the output.

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Scripting Actions

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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
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Get Text from Input
Returns text from the previous action’s output. For example, this action can get the name of a photo or song, or the text of a web page.
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Get My Shortcuts
Gets the shortcuts stored on this device. For example, you could use this action with the Make Archive action to zip up your shortcuts.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.
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Replace Text
Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.
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Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
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Set Name
Sets the name of the item passed as input.
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Save File
Save files to iCloud Drive. Turn off “Ask Where to Save” in order to specify a destination path in the Shortcuts folder.
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Stop and Output
Stops execution of the current shortcut, and outputs content. This action is useful when: • Running a shortcut from another shortcut (using the Run Shortcut action). The output will be used as the output of the Run Shortcut action. • Running a shortcut from Quick Actions in Finder on macOS. The output will be saved as a file alongside the files selected in Finder. • Running a shortcut from Services on macOS. The output will replace the selected content, if applicable. • Or, when running a shortcut from another location that supports output, like the command-line or the Shortcuts URL scheme. No more actions will be run after this action.
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Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Copy%20my%20Shortcuts%20folder%20names
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Copy%20my%20Shortcuts%20folder%20names
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Copy my Shortcuts folder names” end tell

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Run a shortcut

Asks you to enter the name of a shortcut, then finds and runs that shortcut. Also uses scripting to check if more than one exists with that name and asks which to run.

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Open a folder

Prompts you to type in a folder name, then opens that folder in Shortcuts. Assigned to Shift + Control + O as a keyboard shortcut on macOS, and placed in the iPad dock.

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