Michael Grace

In Mac OS X Terminal open the current folder in Finder by using the command ‘open .’ You can also open a file with its default application by using ‘open fileName.fileExtension’

Examples:

If the current working directory in terminal is “/System/Library” then ‘open .’ would open “/System/Library” in finder.

‘open test.txt’ would open the text file “test.txt” in TextEdit.

‘open *’ would open all the files in the current directory with their default applications.

‘open *.jpg’ opens all jpg images in folder.

‘open [ABC]*.pdf’ opens all pdfs that start with an uppercase A, B, or C.

The possibilities and the power of the ‘open’ command in terminal are astounding. Learn even more about the command by using the command ‘man open’ or just ‘open’ and the terminal will display more information on that command and how it is used. If you use the ‘man open’ command spacebar will show the next page and ‘q’ will exit the manual.

Sources

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The heart in the image was acquired from http://www.eyehook.com/free/love.html under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic License

URL: http://www.eyehook.com/free/love.html Accessed: 2009-4-24. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5h1DQldAm)

License

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Open files or directory in Finder from OS X Terminal by Mike Grace is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.