https://github.com/sw-uci/cdto

Mac script used to open a terminal at the current Finder folder
https://github.com/sw-uci/cdto

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Mac script used to open a terminal at the current Finder folder

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sw-uci/cdto
• Owner: sw-uci
• Created: 2020-09-30T22:26:20.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-01-07T21:33:59.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-30T05:26:34.668Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: applescript, macos, osx
• Language: AppleScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 110 KB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 4
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# CDTO



cdto is a Mac-only script used to open a terminal at the current Finder folder.

## Installation

1. Double click ```cdto.scpt``` to open it in Script Editor

1. Go to ```File -> Save as...``` and choose Application as the File Format

1. Open a Finder window. 

1. Hold the Command key and drag the application you just saved into the toolbar. When you let go it should stay in the toolbar.

    ![add to finder toolbar](./demo/add.png)

1. Optionally, change the app icon.

    1. Open ```cdto_elcap+.png``` from this repo in ```Preview```

    1. ```Select All```, ```Copy```

    1. Do a ```Get Info``` on the application in Finder

    1. Select the icon in the top left and ```Paste```

## Usage

Click the app in the toolbar to open a terminal for whichever Finder window is currently active.

## Notes

You may see a dialog like the following on recent versions of macOS. Since you can verify the contents of the script, just click OK to allow it to run.

![AppleEventSandboxing](./demo/AppleEventSandboxing.png)