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I want to be able to open any given app from the terminal, now I have tried
osascript -e 'open app "Calendar"'
I have tried for Mail, Calendar and Slack.. Slack acctually opens but it does generate a error msg in terminal.. The two others generates errors and doesn't open. The errors are Execution errors.
Now I tried with AppleScript, is bash better?
How can this be done?
terminal mac applescript
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
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I want to be able to open any given app from the terminal, now I have tried
osascript -e 'open app "Calendar"'
I have tried for Mail, Calendar and Slack.. Slack acctually opens but it does generate a error msg in terminal.. The two others generates errors and doesn't open. The errors are Execution errors.
Now I tried with AppleScript, is bash better?
How can this be done?
terminal mac applescript
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
28219
You mean open an app using Terminal using AppleScript/JavaScript? Kindly edit the question to clarify. Else you can useopen -a "app_name.app"to open any app using Terminal.
– Nimesh Neema
Mar 28 at 9:27
add a comment |
I want to be able to open any given app from the terminal, now I have tried
osascript -e 'open app "Calendar"'
I have tried for Mail, Calendar and Slack.. Slack acctually opens but it does generate a error msg in terminal.. The two others generates errors and doesn't open. The errors are Execution errors.
Now I tried with AppleScript, is bash better?
How can this be done?
terminal mac applescript
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
28219
I want to be able to open any given app from the terminal, now I have tried
osascript -e 'open app "Calendar"'
I have tried for Mail, Calendar and Slack.. Slack acctually opens but it does generate a error msg in terminal.. The two others generates errors and doesn't open. The errors are Execution errors.
Now I tried with AppleScript, is bash better?
How can this be done?
terminal mac applescript
terminal mac applescript
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
28219
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
28219
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
28219
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
28219
asked Mar 28 at 9:19
BrainmaniacBrainmaniac
28219
28219
You mean open an app using Terminal using AppleScript/JavaScript? Kindly edit the question to clarify. Else you can useopen -a "app_name.app"to open any app using Terminal.
– Nimesh Neema
Mar 28 at 9:27
add a comment |
You mean open an app using Terminal using AppleScript/JavaScript? Kindly edit the question to clarify. Else you can useopen -a "app_name.app"to open any app using Terminal.
– Nimesh Neema
Mar 28 at 9:27
You mean open an app using Terminal using AppleScript/JavaScript? Kindly edit the question to clarify. Else you can use
open -a "app_name.app" to open any app using Terminal.– Nimesh Neema
Mar 28 at 9:27
You mean open an app using Terminal using AppleScript/JavaScript? Kindly edit the question to clarify. Else you can use
open -a "app_name.app" to open any app using Terminal.– Nimesh Neema
Mar 28 at 9:27
add a comment |
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You can use open’s -a option:
open -a Mail
You can specify the application path instead:
open /Applications/Mail.app
If you want to use AppleScript (osascript from command line), open app isn't quite equivalent. Instead, you can either use
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to activate'
or
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to launch'
You can see this question for the difference between the two.
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
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Just as #grg said, you can use open -a ApplicationName
Exampleopen -a Calendar
There are a number of options that can be used with the opencommand.
To see all of them, type on the terminal
man open
Here is a list of possible options for the open command.
$ open
Usage: open [-e] [-t] [-f] [-W] [-R] [-n] [-g] [-h] [-b ] [-a ] [filenames] [--args arguments]
Help: Open opens files from a shell.
By default, opens each file using the default application for that file.
If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL.
Options:
-a Opens with the specified application.
-b Opens with the specified application bundle identifier.
-e Opens with TextEdit.
-t Opens with default text editor.
-f Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit.
-F --fresh Launches the app fresh, that is, without restoring windows. Saved persistent state is lost, excluding Untitled documents.
-R, --reveal Selects in the Finder instead of opening.
-W, --wait-apps Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running).
--args All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application main() function instead of opened.
-n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.
-j, --hide Launches the app hidden.
-g, --background Does not bring the application to the foreground.
-h, --header Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames, and opens them.
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
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This should be an edit to the other answer
– Mark
Mar 28 at 14:00
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2 Answers
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active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
You can use open’s -a option:
open -a Mail
You can specify the application path instead:
open /Applications/Mail.app
If you want to use AppleScript (osascript from command line), open app isn't quite equivalent. Instead, you can either use
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to activate'
or
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to launch'
You can see this question for the difference between the two.
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
139k25221327
add a comment |
You can use open’s -a option:
open -a Mail
You can specify the application path instead:
open /Applications/Mail.app
If you want to use AppleScript (osascript from command line), open app isn't quite equivalent. Instead, you can either use
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to activate'
or
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to launch'
You can see this question for the difference between the two.
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
139k25221327
add a comment |
You can use open’s -a option:
open -a Mail
You can specify the application path instead:
open /Applications/Mail.app
If you want to use AppleScript (osascript from command line), open app isn't quite equivalent. Instead, you can either use
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to activate'
or
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to launch'
You can see this question for the difference between the two.
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
139k25221327
You can use open’s -a option:
open -a Mail
You can specify the application path instead:
open /Applications/Mail.app
If you want to use AppleScript (osascript from command line), open app isn't quite equivalent. Instead, you can either use
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to activate'
or
osascript -e 'tell application "Mail" to launch'
You can see this question for the difference between the two.
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
139k25221327
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
edited Mar 28 at 14:07
Darrick Herwehe
1054
1054
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
139k25221327
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
139k25221327
answered Mar 28 at 9:32
grg♦grg
139k25221327
139k25221327
add a comment |
add a comment |
Just as #grg said, you can use open -a ApplicationName
Exampleopen -a Calendar
There are a number of options that can be used with the opencommand.
To see all of them, type on the terminal
man open
Here is a list of possible options for the open command.
$ open
Usage: open [-e] [-t] [-f] [-W] [-R] [-n] [-g] [-h] [-b ] [-a ] [filenames] [--args arguments]
Help: Open opens files from a shell.
By default, opens each file using the default application for that file.
If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL.
Options:
-a Opens with the specified application.
-b Opens with the specified application bundle identifier.
-e Opens with TextEdit.
-t Opens with default text editor.
-f Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit.
-F --fresh Launches the app fresh, that is, without restoring windows. Saved persistent state is lost, excluding Untitled documents.
-R, --reveal Selects in the Finder instead of opening.
-W, --wait-apps Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running).
--args All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application main() function instead of opened.
-n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.
-j, --hide Launches the app hidden.
-g, --background Does not bring the application to the foreground.
-h, --header Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames, and opens them.
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
TCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONETCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONE
312
2
This should be an edit to the other answer
– Mark
Mar 28 at 14:00
add a comment |
Just as #grg said, you can use open -a ApplicationName
Exampleopen -a Calendar
There are a number of options that can be used with the opencommand.
To see all of them, type on the terminal
man open
Here is a list of possible options for the open command.
$ open
Usage: open [-e] [-t] [-f] [-W] [-R] [-n] [-g] [-h] [-b ] [-a ] [filenames] [--args arguments]
Help: Open opens files from a shell.
By default, opens each file using the default application for that file.
If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL.
Options:
-a Opens with the specified application.
-b Opens with the specified application bundle identifier.
-e Opens with TextEdit.
-t Opens with default text editor.
-f Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit.
-F --fresh Launches the app fresh, that is, without restoring windows. Saved persistent state is lost, excluding Untitled documents.
-R, --reveal Selects in the Finder instead of opening.
-W, --wait-apps Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running).
--args All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application main() function instead of opened.
-n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.
-j, --hide Launches the app hidden.
-g, --background Does not bring the application to the foreground.
-h, --header Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames, and opens them.
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
TCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONETCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONE
312
2
This should be an edit to the other answer
– Mark
Mar 28 at 14:00
add a comment |
Just as #grg said, you can use open -a ApplicationName
Exampleopen -a Calendar
There are a number of options that can be used with the opencommand.
To see all of them, type on the terminal
man open
Here is a list of possible options for the open command.
$ open
Usage: open [-e] [-t] [-f] [-W] [-R] [-n] [-g] [-h] [-b ] [-a ] [filenames] [--args arguments]
Help: Open opens files from a shell.
By default, opens each file using the default application for that file.
If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL.
Options:
-a Opens with the specified application.
-b Opens with the specified application bundle identifier.
-e Opens with TextEdit.
-t Opens with default text editor.
-f Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit.
-F --fresh Launches the app fresh, that is, without restoring windows. Saved persistent state is lost, excluding Untitled documents.
-R, --reveal Selects in the Finder instead of opening.
-W, --wait-apps Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running).
--args All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application main() function instead of opened.
-n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.
-j, --hide Launches the app hidden.
-g, --background Does not bring the application to the foreground.
-h, --header Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames, and opens them.
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
TCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONETCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONE
312
Just as #grg said, you can use open -a ApplicationName
Exampleopen -a Calendar
There are a number of options that can be used with the opencommand.
To see all of them, type on the terminal
man open
Here is a list of possible options for the open command.
$ open
Usage: open [-e] [-t] [-f] [-W] [-R] [-n] [-g] [-h] [-b ] [-a ] [filenames] [--args arguments]
Help: Open opens files from a shell.
By default, opens each file using the default application for that file.
If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL.
Options:
-a Opens with the specified application.
-b Opens with the specified application bundle identifier.
-e Opens with TextEdit.
-t Opens with default text editor.
-f Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit.
-F --fresh Launches the app fresh, that is, without restoring windows. Saved persistent state is lost, excluding Untitled documents.
-R, --reveal Selects in the Finder instead of opening.
-W, --wait-apps Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running).
--args All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application main() function instead of opened.
-n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.
-j, --hide Launches the app hidden.
-g, --background Does not bring the application to the foreground.
-h, --header Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames, and opens them.
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
TCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONETCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONE
312
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
TCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONETCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONE
312
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
TCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONETCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONE
312
answered Mar 28 at 13:32
TCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONETCHEUTCHOUA SALDEU STEVE LIONE
312
312
2
This should be an edit to the other answer
– Mark
Mar 28 at 14:00
add a comment |
2
This should be an edit to the other answer
– Mark
Mar 28 at 14:00
2
2
This should be an edit to the other answer
– Mark
Mar 28 at 14:00
This should be an edit to the other answer
– Mark
Mar 28 at 14:00
add a comment |
You mean open an app using Terminal using AppleScript/JavaScript? Kindly edit the question to clarify. Else you can use
open -a "app_name.app"to open any app using Terminal.– Nimesh Neema
Mar 28 at 9:27