Comments on: How to Launch GUI Applications from the Terminal http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:38:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Launch and Use Any Mac OS X App When Booted from OS X Lion Recovery HD Drive http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-226530 Launch and Use Any Mac OS X App When Booted from OS X Lion Recovery HD Drive Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:26:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-226530 [...] your hard disk name for this walkthrough. Now here’s the interesting part, typically you can launch applications from the Terminal with the ‘open’ command, but the Lion Recovery drives have a stripped down set of [...] [...] your hard disk name for this walkthrough. Now here’s the interesting part, typically you can launch applications from the Terminal with the ‘open’ command, but the Lion Recovery drives have a stripped down set of [...]

]]> By: Open a URL in the Default Browser from the Command Line http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-214289 Open a URL in the Default Browser from the Command Line Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:54:30 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-214289 [...] Line, Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks - July 18th, 2011 - Leave a Comment Using the command line open tool, you can immediately launch any URL from the Terminal into the default web browser. The syntax [...] [...] Line, Mac OS X, Tips & Tricks – July 18th, 2011 – Leave a Comment Using the command line open tool, you can immediately launch any URL from the Terminal into the default web browser. The syntax [...]

]]> By: Get HTTP Header Info from Web Sites Using curl http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-209569 Get HTTP Header Info from Web Sites Using curl Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:56:41 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-209569 [...] tells the command to only open the file if the header was successfully downloaded. Using ‘open‘ will open httpheader.txt in the default GUI text editor, which is generally Text Edit, but [...] [...] tells the command to only open the file if the header was successfully downloaded. Using ‘open‘ will open httpheader.txt in the default GUI text editor, which is generally Text Edit, but [...]

]]> By: Launch & Run Multiple Instances of Any Application in Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-196166 Launch & Run Multiple Instances of Any Application in Mac OS X Wed, 11 May 2011 12:50:57 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-196166 [...] application in Mac OS X with a little command line magic. Using the ‘open’ command to launch GUI apps from the Terminal, we can run a new instance of any app, even if it is already [...] [...] application in Mac OS X with a little command line magic. Using the ‘open’ command to launch GUI apps from the Terminal, we can run a new instance of any app, even if it is already [...]

]]> By: Manish http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-129493 Manish Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:02:08 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-129493 yes open /path/to/folder so open /etc would open /etc in the Finder yes

open /path/to/folder

so open /etc would open /etc in the Finder

]]> By: xxandra http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-129468 xxandra Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:02:36 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-129468 so how do i open a folder in the terminal to have it open as a gui folder? (not cd command - that just opens it in the terminal itself) for instance can i say open /etc? and have the gui window pop up? so how do i open a folder in the terminal to have it open as a gui folder? (not cd command – that just opens it in the terminal itself)

for instance can i say
open /etc? and have the gui window pop up?

]]> By: Mark Szymanski http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-115491 Mark Szymanski Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:42:26 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-115491 Or just ~. Which would expand to /Users/name where name is your username.. Not /Users/. Or just ~. Which would expand to /Users/name where name is your username.. Not /Users/.

]]> By: open | reference — ststc http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-109651 open | reference — ststc Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:34:58 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-109651 [...] osxdaily David Miller O’reilly wiki bash ss64 This entry was posted in bash, osx, terminal. Bookmark [...] [...] osxdaily David Miller O’reilly wiki bash ss64 This entry was posted in bash, osx, terminal. Bookmark [...]

]]> By: links for 2010-04-19 « Where Is All This Leading To? http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-100813 links for 2010-04-19 « Where Is All This Leading To? Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:31:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-100813 [...] How to Launch GUI Applications from the Terminal – OS X Daily (tags: alias command bsd howto macosx terminal tip open apple launch opensource unix tips osx shell macos applications application commandline macintosh mac from gui article os guide) [...] [...] How to Launch GUI Applications from the Terminal – OS X Daily (tags: alias command bsd howto macosx terminal tip open apple launch opensource unix tips osx shell macos applications application commandline macintosh mac from gui article os guide) [...]

]]> 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-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-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-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-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-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-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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