From 03b09449617c5d6b8d518defb01489b62887d0f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jbranchaud Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2022 12:21:27 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add Open Finder.app To Specific Directory as a Mac til --- README.md | 3 +- mac/open-finder-app-to-specific-directory.md | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 mac/open-finder-app-to-specific-directory.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 926bb8a..118bf4d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pairing with smart people at Hashrocket. For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://crafty-builder-6996.ck.page/e169c61186). -_1185 TILs and counting..._ +_1186 TILs and counting..._ --- @@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ _1185 TILs and counting..._ - [Gesture For Viewing All Windows Of Current App](mac/gesture-for-viewing-all-windows-of-current-app.md) - [Insert A Non-Breaking Space Character](mac/insert-a-non-breaking-space-character.md) - [List All The Say Voices](mac/list-all-the-say-voices.md) +- [Open Finder.app To Specific Directory](mac/open-finder-app-to-specific-directory.md) - [Quickly Type En Dashes And Em Dashes](mac/quickly-type-en-dashes-and-em-dashes.md) - [Require Additional JS Libraries In Postman](mac/require-additional-js-libraries-in-postman.md) - [Resize App Windows With AppleScript](mac/resize-app-windows-with-applescript.md) diff --git a/mac/open-finder-app-to-specific-directory.md b/mac/open-finder-app-to-specific-directory.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf70221 --- /dev/null +++ b/mac/open-finder-app-to-specific-directory.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Open Finder.app To Specific Directory + +The Mac OSX built-in GUI for navigating directories and files is _Finder.app_. +I use it just about anytime I need to drag a file on my machine into Slack, +Discord, Google Drive, or wherever else has a file drop zone. + +Sometimes certain directories can be hard to navigate to because they are +deeply nested or because Mac hides them by default. The `~/Library` directory +is a great example of the latter. + +I can use the `open` command from the terminal to open a Finder window right in +that directory. + +```bash +$ cd ~/Library +$ open . +``` + +I first navigated there and then I ran `open .` which means open the current +directory. For directories, `open` defaults to using Finder.app. + +I could have also run `open` with the target directory name instead of +navigating there first. + +```bash +$ open ~/Library +``` + +See `man open` for more details.