How do I use AirDrop from the Terminal?

Is there a way to share a file over AirDrop via Terminal on Mountain Lion? How so?

Solution 1:

I have not (yet) figured out a way to send files via Airdrop using the Terminal, but you can set your computer to receive files via Airdrop using the following shell script:

#!/usr/bin/osascript
tell application "Finder"
    activate
    tell application "System Events" to keystroke "R" using {command down, shift down}
end tell

Solution 2:

There is a tool on Github called terminal-share that claims to offer this functionality:

terminal-share -service airdrop -image path/to/image.jpg

But it's not clear to me how you specify a destination..

Solution 3:

No - the functionality is programmed into the core OS and lacks official hooks supplied by Apple via the command line.