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https://github.com/es-kumagai/OpenTerminal
This is a app for macOS that to open a new Finder window and change the current directory to the folder this app launched.
https://github.com/es-kumagai/OpenTerminal
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This is a app for macOS that to open a new Finder window and change the current directory to the folder this app launched.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/es-kumagai/OpenTerminal
- Owner: es-kumagai
- License: mit
- Created: 2017-12-04T16:11:59.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2022-05-19T17:40:04.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-06-19T03:11:22.987Z (3 months ago)
- Language: Swift
- Size: 1.41 MB
- Stars: 105
- Watchers: 7
- Forks: 12
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# OpenTerminal for macOS
[](https://travis-ci.org/es-kumagai/OpenTerminal)
This is a app for opening a `Terminal` window from `Finder` window.
You can use `iTerm2` window instead of `Terminal` window too.
## How to use
Just launch `OpenTerminal.app`. When do so, a new `Terminal` window will be opened and move the current directory to the app's bundle path. But usually, use this app in the following two ways.
### A) Launch from toolbar
We can also register this app to `Finder`'s toolbar, then launch it from there. In this way, we can open a new `Terminal` window with the finder's path as current directory immediately.
When you select a folder in a `Finder` window, you can open a new `Terminal` window and move the current directory to the selected folder's path by clicking this app's icon in the toolbar on the `Finder` window. Also you are able to selecting some of folders in a `Finder`window. In this time, each paths of folder's will be opend in separated `Terminal` windows.
Alternatively, you click with no selection, a new `Terminal` window will be opened with the path shown in `Finder` as current directory.
### B) Launch from Dock
There is also a way to launch this app from macOS Dock.
## How to build
To build this app, open `Terminal` and clone this repository. Then move this project directory and type `xcodebuild`. By doing this, this app will be created in `build/Release` directory.
```bash
git clone https://github.com/es-kumagai/OpenTerminal.git
cd OpenTerminal
xcodebuild
```
## Prepare for use
There are two ways to use this app.
### A) Register to toolbar
First, `OpenTerminal` app move to any folder (e.g. `/Application` or `~/Application`) then the app drag with `⌘`+`⌥` keys, and drop it to toolbar in a `Finder` window.
### B) Register to Dock
To drag this app and drop it to macOS Dock, the app will be registered to the Dock.
## Change Target Terminal
### Switch to iTerm 2
If you'd like to use `iTerm2` window instead of `Terminal` window, execute following command on Terminal,
```
defaults write jp.ez-style.appid.OpenTerminal ESTargetTerminalBundleIdentifier "com.googlecode.iterm2"
```
> In this time, Apple Script asks you to select `iTerm2` application. If asked, please select `iTerm2` application from displayed list.
### Switch to Apple Terminal
To use `Terminal` window, execute following command on Terminal,
```
defaults remove jp.ez-style.appid.OpenTerminal ESTargetTerminalBundleIdentifier
```