function savepath() {
  pwd > ~/.current_path~
}

function tab() {
savepath
osascript >/dev/null <<EOF
on do_submenu(app_name, menu_name, menu_item, submenu_item)
    -- bring the target application to the front
    tell application app_name
      activate
    end tell
    tell application "System Events"
      tell process app_name
        tell menu bar 1
          tell menu bar item menu_name
            tell menu menu_name
              tell menu item menu_item
                tell menu menu_item
                  click menu item submenu_item
                end tell
              end tell
            end tell
          end tell
        end tell
      end tell
    end tell
end do_submenu

do_submenu("Terminal", "Shell", "New Tab", 1)
EOF
}