![]() ![]() R Reveal the file(s) in the Finder instead of opening them. Use with the -n flag to allow open to function as an appropriate app for the W Wait until the applications exit (even if they were already open). ![]() State is lost, except for Untitled documents. F Open the application "fresh," that is, without restoring windows. ![]() To open and having it open in the default text editor. f Read input from standard input and open the results in the default text editor.Įnd input by sending EOF character (type Control-D). t Open the file with the default text editor, as determined via Launch-Services e Open the file with /Applications/TextEdit D Reveal the enclosing folder in finder. The bundle identifier for the application to use when opening the file. The application to use for opening the file Thank you so much, Frank, for taking the time to figure this out, share it with us and give us detailed instructions.The open command opens a file (or a folder or URL), just as if you had double-clicked the file's icon. And I learned a little bit of Dutch along the way. I love Frank’s tip because it took me maybe 30 seconds to set it up and now I will forever have it available at my fingertips. Buried Directory in Finder Terminal Opened to Buried Directory with a Single Click Ready to test? You can now click on the icon of the App that’s available on every Finder window and a Terminal window will be opened with the directory that’s displayed in the Finder. Drag App Into Finder Toolbar with Command Key Down The last step is what really makes it magical – open a Finder window and hold down the command key and drag the app up into the Finder toolbar and drop it when it’s positioned where you want it. Drag your cute icon file on top of it and now your app has the cute icon. ![]() This will show you the generic script icon at the top. In any case, once you have the icon file you like, select your shiny new OpenTerminal app and select Get Info from the File menu. You can use your own icon file or even a plain PNG if you’re not comfortable downloading a zip file from a website. icns files get weird sometimes when you need to send them around.ĭownload cute icon Drag Cute icns File Onto Get Info Window for Your App I’m adding it to the show notes as a zip file because. Save Script as App (in Dutch!)įrank provided a cute blue icon file with the classic prompt on it. I think that’s really cool because by comparing my Save As dialog box to his, I have learned that “Options” is Opties” in Dutch, and even better, “Show startup screen” is “Toonopeningsvenster”! How fun is that? Ok, back to Frank’s instructions. (Side note: Frank is from The Netherlands and so his screenshots are in Dutch. Once you’ve entered the code, you can save it out of ScriptEditor as an app. Set myDir to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)ĭo shell script "open -a \"Terminal\" "
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