Comments on: Add custom commands to the Mac OS X Terminal http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/ Web development and Internet trends Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:37:13 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Finder.app vom Terminal aus Starten « Burntimes blog http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-611743 Finder.app vom Terminal aus Starten « Burntimes blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:16:15 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-611743 [...] Weitere Beispiele hier [...] [...] Weitere Beispiele hier [...]

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-606867 Robert Nyman Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:34:38 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-606867 somone, Glad it was of use to you! somone,

Glad it was of use to you!

]]> By: somone http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-606826 somone Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:17:36 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-606826 Nice tips mate, used both, especially the capital one, Im gonna try to add it to my linux box as well.. thnx! Nice tips mate, used both, especially the capital one, Im gonna try to add it to my linux box as well.. thnx!

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-497397 Robert Nyman Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:31:59 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-497397 Colin, A hidden file that doesn't really have any type, i.e. just a name that starts with a dot (.). You can trea a hidden gile in the Terminal directly by writing <code>touch .myfile</code>, and then open it up with the editor you prefer. Colin,

A hidden file that doesn’t really have any type, i.e. just a name that starts with a dot (.). You can trea a hidden gile in the Terminal directly by writing touch .myfile, and then open it up with the editor you prefer.

]]> By: Colin http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-497109 Colin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:18:36 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-497109 sorry to sound like a n00b, but how do you add a command? Is it just a .txt file or is there something else that you have to do. Either way great article sorry to sound like a n00b, but how do you add a command? Is it just a .txt file or is there something else that you have to do. Either way great article

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-488863 Robert Nyman Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:43:28 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-488863 kamasheto, Thanks! Off the top of my head, I don't know how to do that. kamasheto,

Thanks! Off the top of my head, I don’t know how to do that.

]]> By: kamasheto http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-488685 kamasheto Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:13:09 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-488685 Thanks for this. Much appreciated. I'm a new Mac-user and am still getting the hang of it. I've been using both Linux and Windows and I am really liking the combination of both in Mac. Say, wouldn't you know of a way to merge directories under Mac? Thanks for this. Much appreciated.

I’m a new Mac-user and am still getting the hang of it. I’ve been using both Linux and Windows and I am really liking the combination of both in Mac.

Say, wouldn’t you know of a way to merge directories under Mac?

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-153089 Robert Nyman Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:37:00 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-153089 Alexandre, Me too, me too. :-) Alexandre,

Me too, me too. :-)

]]> By: Alexandre Bonatto http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-152680 Alexandre Bonatto Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:34:03 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-152680 Thank you! I am still learning to use the amazing and powerful TERMINAL :-) Alexandre Thank you!

I am still learning to use the amazing and powerful TERMINAL :-)

Alexandre

]]> By: Aldrik http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58699 Aldrik Sat, 12 May 2007 01:00:22 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58699 Robert, Indeed, it's just a bit cleaner. Plus you can add arguments to existing commands. Robert,
Indeed, it’s just a bit cleaner. Plus you can add arguments to existing commands.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58682 Robert Nyman Fri, 11 May 2007 23:03:05 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58682 Aldrik, As I understand it, it's about the same approach, and that you need to add that as well to a <code>.profile</code> or <code>.bash_profile</code> file. Aldrik,

As I understand it, it’s about the same approach, and that you need to add that as well to a .profile or .bash_profile file.

]]> By: Aldrik http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58678 Aldrik Fri, 11 May 2007 22:39:44 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58678 In linux this is done by setting up aliases and google says it hasn't changed for OSX… <a href="http://newsourcemedia.com/art.20.terminal_alias_shortcuts.php" rel="nofollow">Terminal Alias Shortcuts</a>. In linux this is done by setting up aliases and google says it hasn’t changed for OSX… Terminal Alias Shortcuts.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58203 Robert Nyman Thu, 10 May 2007 18:40:48 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58203 Brian, Yes, absolutely, that goes for most apps. But what you miss out on then is the ability to pass a file as a parameter (unless you write a longer statement). Brian,

Yes, absolutely, that goes for most apps. But what you miss out on then is the ability to pass a file as a parameter (unless you write a longer statement).

]]> By: Brian Schlining http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58200 Brian Schlining Thu, 10 May 2007 18:36:40 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58200 Just FYI, you can run <code>open -a Firefox</code> in a terminal; you don't need to specify a full path or the .app extension. Just FYI, you can run open -a Firefox in a terminal; you don’t need to specify a full path or the .app extension.

]]> By: Robert Nyman http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58199 Robert Nyman Thu, 10 May 2007 18:35:15 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58199 Fredrik, Ah, thanks! :-) Guilherme, Well, yes, but that's too much typing for my taste. :-) Harmen, It's definitely worth it! :-) Fredrik,

Ah, thanks! :-)

Guilherme,

Well, yes, but that’s too much typing for my taste. :-)

Harmen,

It’s definitely worth it! :-)

]]> By: Harmen Janssen http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58178 Harmen Janssen Thu, 10 May 2007 15:57:44 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58178 That sounds very interesting, Robert! I should really take some time to get familiar with the Terminal/UNIX. It looks like it's worth it :) That sounds very interesting, Robert!
I should really take some time to get familiar with the Terminal/UNIX. It looks like it’s worth it :)

]]> By: Guilherme Zuhlke O'Connor http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58133 Guilherme Zuhlke O'Connor Thu, 10 May 2007 12:39:19 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58133 Great hint. Loved it! You can do even better an put a function more or less like this runapp() { $app=`find /Applications/ -name "*.app" | grep $1`; shift; open -a "$app/" "$2"; } and you can invoke any application you know part of the name with a command like $ runapp photoshop . Just need some clash detection, case tha part of the name you typed appears more than once, like $ runapp adobe . (Sorry if my code is poor or doesn't work rightaway, I'm at work where I only have windoze at hand and I can't test it.) Great hint. Loved it!

You can do even better an put a function more or less like this

runapp() {
$app=`find /Applications/ -name “*.app” | grep $1`;
shift;
open -a “$app/” “$2″;
}

and you can invoke any application you know part of the name with a command like

$ runapp photoshop .

Just need some clash detection, case tha part of the name you typed appears more than once, like

$ runapp adobe .

(Sorry if my code is poor or doesn’t work rightaway, I’m at work where I only have windoze at hand and I can’t test it.)

]]> By: Fredrik Frodlund http://robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58111 Fredrik Frodlund Thu, 10 May 2007 10:52:39 +0000 http://www.robertnyman.com/2007/05/10/add-custom-commands-to-the-mac-os-x-terminal/#comment-58111 No need to restart the terminal. Just do a <code>source ~/.inputrc</code> to apply changes made in the file. ;) No need to restart the terminal. Just do a
source ~/.inputrc
to apply changes made in the file. ;)

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