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open

Opens files, directories and applications. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/open.html.

  • Open a file with the associated application:

open {{file.ext}}

  • Run a graphical macOS application:

open -a "{{Application}}"

  • Run a graphical macOS app based on the bundle identifier (refer to osascript for an easy way to get this):

open -b {{com.domain.application}}

  • Open the current directory in Finder:

open .

  • Reveal a file in Finder:

open -R {{path/to/file}}

  • Open all the files of a given extension in the current directory with the associated application:

open {{*.ext}}