You can also use -e instead of -a then you need not type textedit on the
command line. for example:
open -e temp
will open the temp file in textedit.
Louie
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
the blind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:43 PM
Subject: dot files and TextEdit from terminal [was Re: dot files and the
gui:]
David,
You can access TextEdit (and other Mac applications) directly from
terminal
with the "open -a" command syntax. For the case you describe of wanting
to
edit a dot file (such as .profile) that is normally hidden, type:
open -a TextEdit .profile
and the file will open in TextEdit.
On Saturday, December 10, 2005, at 03:33AM, David Poehlman
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
When I open my home folder through the gui, , the . (dot) files are
not visible. I can view them in windows and through terminal . . .
I've got a .profile that's dot fprofile in my
home folder and I can see it from my windows box but not when I open
my home folder /users/davidpoehlman on my desktop.
This [accessing dot files through gui]
would be quite facilitative as I could use text edit to do
editing when necessary instead of going into terminal, renaming the
file and then editing it and renaming it or going through the network
on the windows boxes.
This also works for other apps (e.g. open -a Preview, etc.)
You should also be able to drag and drop the file from your terminal
window into TextEdit (under Tiger) in the dock and have the application
open up according to this MacWorld article:
http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/macosxhints/2005/11/textdrag/index.php
Hope this helps.
Esther
