I just figured this out recently when trying to craft my own contextual menu for file creation via Automator. To pass output from a previous action or a right-click to a 'Run Shell Script' action in Automator, select 'as arguments' from the 'Pass input:' field in the Run Shell Script Action. The following Automator workflow will do just that by taking items placed in a particular folder and backing them up to another drive. In the Finder, create a folder on the Desktop and give it an.
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Let your Mac do repetitive tasks for you
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If you need to make the same changes to multiple files—such as changing filenames or resizing images—or archive or back up important files, you can create a custom workflow and have your Mac do the work for you.
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If the task you need to automate isn’t in the list of built-in actions, you can add your own scripts, such as AppleScript and JavaScript scripts, and shell commands to your workflow. Simply add the appropriate run script action to your workflow and enter your script code or shell commands.
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