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, 20 May 2013 12:13:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: How to Run GUI Apps as root in Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-490202 How to Run GUI Apps as root in Mac OS X Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:43:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-490202 [...] X with root privileges, but it’s not just a matter of prepending sudo to the otherwise useful open command, because ‘open’ launches apps as the original user, with or without sudo. The solution [...] [...] X with root privileges, but it’s not just a matter of prepending sudo to the otherwise useful open command, because ‘open’ launches apps as the original user, with or without sudo. The solution [...]

]]> By: Lance http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-464626 Lance Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:55:09 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-464626 How do I also pass command line switches to the app? I'm trying to open VLC with the -v --color switches. (I saw them on the VLC wiki, maybe these are windows only options but the wiki doesn't specify that.) How do I also pass command line switches to the app? I’m trying to open VLC with the -v –color switches. (I saw them on the VLC wiki, maybe these are windows only options but the wiki doesn’t specify that.)

]]> By: sofia http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-398998 sofia Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:56:30 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-398998 Hi Matt Thanks for your reply. but I need to "save as" or "export" from the command line. I need to convert more than hundred images from .pdf to bmp and to eps and I want to do it in a script. For that, I would like to open these files in Preview and save them in the new format, everything from the command line. Is it possible to "save as" in Preview from the command line? Thanks Sofia Hi Matt
Thanks for your reply. but I need to “save as” or “export” from the command line.
I need to convert more than hundred images from .pdf to bmp and to eps and I want to do it in a script. For that, I would like to open these files in Preview and save them in the new format, everything from the command line. Is it possible to “save as” in Preview from the command line?
Thanks
Sofia

]]> By: Matt http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-398989 Matt Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:49:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-398989 Try this for a "Save As" replacement in OS X Lion http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/30/how-to-save-as-mac-os-x-lion/ Try this for a “Save As” replacement in OS X Lion

http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/30/how-to-save-as-mac-os-x-lion/

]]> By: sofia http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-398986 sofia Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:39:39 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-398986 Hi Thanks to you, I can now open my files in Preview using the command line. Now I need to "Save as" in Preview using the command line. Does anyone know how to do it? Thanks! Sofia Hi
Thanks to you, I can now open my files in Preview using the command line. Now I need to “Save as” in Preview using the command line. Does anyone know how to do it?
Thanks!
Sofia

]]> By: Compress & Optimize Images Easily with ImageOptim for Mac OS X http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-385925 Compress & Optimize Images Easily with ImageOptim for Mac OS X Sun, 06 May 2012 20:51:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/#comment-385925 [...] command line users, use the “open” command to pass wildcards to ImageOptim for easy scripting and bulk image compression like [...] [...] command line users, use the “open” command to pass wildcards to ImageOptim for easy scripting and bulk image compression like [...]

]]> 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) [...]

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