The OS X Terminal is a very useful and powerful tool for troubleshooting Mac systems, and in doing so, one of the more common steps in getting a task done is to change directories to target files in it. The contemporary method of doing this is to use the "cd" (change directory) command and then specify a filesystem path; however, this can be a bit frustrating to deal with, especially if you are relatively new to the Terminal and are not too familiar with text-based filesystem browsing.
Given that Apple provides a fairly easy to use filesystem browser in OS X with the Finder, it has implemented options in both the Finder and the Terminal that allow you to use the Finder for quickly targeting folders in the Terminal without having to type full paths.
With the service enabled, you can open a folder in the Terminal using the contextual menu.
(Credit: Screenshot by Topher Kessler/CNET)
- Finder services OS X services are contextually aware features where one application may provide options for handling data from another application, such as Apple's summarize service allowing you to select a body of text in practically any application and then providing a truncated version of it. Services are set up in the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the Keyboard preferences pane, and then ar... [Read more]
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