Comments on: How to Launch GUI Applications from the Terminal http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/ Mac OS X Tips, Mac Tricks, Cool Mac Software, System Updates, and More! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:14:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Come lanciare le applicazioni di Mac OS X dalla linea di comando (Terminale) « Macgix’s Weblog http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-97706 Come lanciare le applicazioni di Mac OS X dalla linea di comando (Terminale) « Macgix’s Weblog Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:07:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-97706 [...] Come lanciare le applicazioni di Mac OS X dalla linea di comando (Terminale) How to Launch GUI Applications from the Terminal – OS X Daily. [...] [...] Come lanciare le applicazioni di Mac OS X dalla linea di comando (Terminale) How to Launch GUI Applications from the Terminal – OS X Daily. [...]

]]> By: singhh http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-93850 singhh Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:44:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-93850 anyone know how I can do adobe updates through the command line.? I want to send unix commands with ARD to adobe updater to install the updates. anyone know how I can do adobe updates through the command line.? I want to send unix commands with ARD to adobe updater to install the updates.

]]> By: zahadum http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-93673 zahadum Sun, 10 May 2009 04:41:39 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-93673 dude - a search by Pacifist (of the base.pkg and the bsd.pkg) on the osx leopard retail installer dvd turns up NO RESULT for a command named "open"! are you sure that this command was available even in tiger?! dude -

a search by Pacifist (of the base.pkg and the bsd.pkg) on the osx leopard retail installer dvd turns up NO RESULT for a command named “open”!

are you sure that this command was available even in tiger?!

]]> By: zahadum http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-93672 zahadum Sun, 10 May 2009 03:56:22 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-93672 you really need to be more precise about the context of the 'open' command vis a vis the (bash) shell ... what are the prerequisites & dependencies that must already be setup in order - for instance - to run the 'open' command from the osx installer dvd?! i have created a custom boot disk that adds an extra folder of diagnostic utilities to help troubleshooting ... but none of those apps will run even when my local path already is located at the (new) special utility folder (ls sees the contents of the directory just fine). i suspect that apple's path info (on the bootable dvd) is locked down, so osx can not even see the 'open' command (because it is not part of the bsd userland that is loaded from the boot dvd) -- if this is true, then i suppose it is just a matter of editing some config files (on the disk image) before burning another custom installer, correct? If so, then it would be useful for you to articulate a flight-check/checklist of which files must be setup in what way in order to allow a given functionality under what circumstances! obviously, my specific example is the one i am most interested in :-) thanx. ps: it should be noted that the reason i am want to launch specific apps /from the installer disc/ is precisely because i do not wish to complete the only type of installation that is available to me (in this case, unfortunately, a fresh install, which will wipe my current partition) ... i have not backed it up yet (long story) but i want the chance now to dump everything on the NAS - alas, firewire target mode is not available because that port seems dead on my Mini :-( ... i dont know exactly what app will allow me to backup to the NAS (carbon copy cloner, disk utility, etc), but no matter which one i will need to use, i know i will need to use the 'open' command from a bash shell that has a default restriction on how much of the global path is visible to the bootable installer dvd! i am sure i am not the only person who will be ever caught with a blown-up partition on a machine that cant use firewire target mode - so some clarification about the prereqs in the path environment variables would be super appreciated! you really need to be more precise about the context of the ‘open’ command vis a vis the (bash) shell …

what are the prerequisites & dependencies that must already be setup in order – for instance – to run the ‘open’ command from the osx installer dvd?!

i have created a custom boot disk that adds an extra folder of diagnostic utilities to help troubleshooting … but none of those apps will run even when my local path already is located at the (new) special utility folder (ls sees the contents of the directory just fine).

i suspect that apple’s path info (on the bootable dvd) is locked down, so osx can not even see the ‘open’ command (because it is not part of the bsd userland that is loaded from the boot dvd) — if this is true, then i suppose it is just a matter of editing some config files (on the disk image) before burning another custom installer, correct?

If so, then it would be useful for you to articulate a flight-check/checklist of which files must be setup in what way in order to allow a given functionality under what circumstances!

obviously, my specific example is the one i am most interested in :-)

thanx.

ps: it should be noted that the reason i am want to launch specific apps /from the installer disc/ is precisely because i do not wish to complete the only type of installation that is available to me (in this case, unfortunately, a fresh install, which will wipe my current partition) … i have not backed it up yet (long story) but i want the chance now to dump everything on the NAS – alas, firewire target mode is not available because that port seems dead on my Mini :-( …

i dont know exactly what app will allow me to backup to the NAS (carbon copy cloner, disk utility, etc), but no matter which one i will need to use, i know i will need to use the ‘open’ command from a bash shell that has a default restriction on how much of the global path is visible to the bootable installer dvd!

i am sure i am not the only person who will be ever caught with a blown-up partition on a machine that cant use firewire target mode – so some clarification about the prereqs in the path environment variables would be super appreciated!

]]> By: MALINZI SAMUEL BAKER http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-93596 MALINZI SAMUEL BAKER Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:27:19 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-93596 I WANT TO CHAT WITH MY FREINDS I WANT TO CHAT WITH MY FREINDS

]]> By: iPlat » How to Launch External Files with Java on Mac OS http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-52751 iPlat » How to Launch External Files with Java on Mac OS Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:46:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-52751 [...] I was trying the other day to figure out how on earth I could launch some log files using Java. I could easily find the relevant information on Google about Windows but there wasn’t any article saying how to achieve this on Mac OS. So after a lot of search I realized that this could be done using Terminal commands. If you are not familiar with the “Mac DOS” take a look here to understand Terminal in a nutshell. Here is an example about how to launch a log file with TextEdit: [...] [...] I was trying the other day to figure out how on earth I could launch some log files using Java. I could easily find the relevant information on Google about Windows but there wasn’t any article saying how to achieve this on Mac OS. So after a lot of search I realized that this could be done using Terminal commands. If you are not familiar with the “Mac DOS” take a look here to understand Terminal in a nutshell. Here is an example about how to launch a log file with TextEdit: [...]

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]]> By: bloggins:blog » how to launch a GUI app from Terminal in OS X http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-44842 bloggins:blog » how to launch a GUI app from Terminal in OS X Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:38:13 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-44842 [...] http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/ [...] [...] http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/ [...]

]]> By: dm_spire http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-26074 dm_spire Fri, 26 Oct 2007 22:10:25 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-26074 The .profile file goes in your home directory, on OS X that would be /Users/ The .profile file goes in your home directory, on OS X that would be
/Users/

]]> By: Bill Thompson http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-17479 Bill Thompson Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:29:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-17479 i'm not clear on the destination directory to which .profile should be Saved in the 'open' example (the file wasn't present on my Tiger box.) would love to leverage this (& recognize I'm revealing my *nix noob status) but that bit seems important. tia, bt i’m not clear on the destination directory to which .profile should be Saved in the ‘open’ example (the file wasn’t present on my Tiger box.)
would love to leverage this (& recognize I’m revealing my *nix noob status) but that bit seems important.
tia,
bt

]]> By: Solving VNC Issues on OS X Remotely http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-6979 Solving VNC Issues on OS X Remotely Wed, 16 May 2007 04:36:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-6979 [...] Simply, you fire up an SSH terminal (I used PuTTY) and start typing poking around. But Hagus.net already had part of the answer: using Apple Remote Desktop’s kickstart command to directly issue commands to a GUI app from the terminal. Cool! So I ran kickstart with the –help parameter, and a nice and long man page comes up… In this case, I decided to stop and deactivate Remote Desktop (for subsequent reboots) by using the following command: [...] [...] Simply, you fire up an SSH terminal (I used PuTTY) and start typing poking around. But Hagus.net already had part of the answer: using Apple Remote Desktop’s kickstart command to directly issue commands to a GUI app from the terminal. Cool! So I ran kickstart with the –help parameter, and a nice and long man page comes up… In this case, I decided to stop and deactivate Remote Desktop (for subsequent reboots) by using the following command: [...]

]]> By: xmanoel http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-989 xmanoel Fri, 02 Feb 2007 08:10:14 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-989 Woah! Great that finally 'open' made it. I am a huge fan from my very start in OS X. I am a huge fan of command line (and quite able with *NIX environments). And already on my very first days I discovered the (venerable) 'open' program. And It makes my day. I have several 'alias' for opening my favourite applications from the command line.... But it is also very handy to just simply open whatever document with the asociated application: > open *.jpg I just love it. Woah! Great that finally ‘open’ made it.

I am a huge fan from my very start in OS X. I am a huge fan of command line (and quite able with *NIX environments).

And already on my very first days I discovered the (venerable) ‘open’ program. And It makes my day.

I have several ‘alias’ for opening my favourite applications from the command line….
But it is also very handy to just simply open whatever document with the asociated application:

> open *.jpg

I just love it.

]]> By: Rich Siegel http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/comment-page-1/#comment-977 Rich Siegel Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:53:31 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-977 For TextWrangler, just use the "edit" command - if you've opted to install the command-line tools, "man edit" will tell you all you need to know. (For BBEdit, it's "man bbedit".) You can also compare from the command line: "twdiff" and "bbdiff", respectively. For TextWrangler, just use the “edit” command – if you’ve opted to install the command-line tools, “man edit” will tell you all you need to know. (For BBEdit, it’s “man bbedit”.)

You can also compare from the command line: “twdiff” and “bbdiff”, respectively.

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