You use the Finder to manage files, open applications, and mount disks. The Finder defines a large number of AppleScript terms, so you can use scripts to perform many of these tasks.

To begin, open the Finder dictionary and look at the terms:

Open the Finder dictionary for me.

	Referring to items in the Finder
	Getting and setting comments
	Creating folders
	Moving items in the Finder
	Duplicating items in the Finder
	Deleting items in the Finder