I’ve added a question with answer for MacOS to the FAQ section ‘Using GnuCash’. 
(4.24)

If someone else has info on the Linux and/or Windows procedures, please add 
them.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Apr 24, 2020 w17d115, at 3:33 PM, Adrien Monteleone 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I have an unaltered installation of 3.10 and the proper path to the 
> executable is:
> 
> /Applications/Gnucash.app/Contents/MacOS/Gnucash
> 
> If your system drive is case sensitive, then this will matter.
> 
> (I note that I had to use “.app” in the path in Terminal, while you did not. 
> I’m not sure if this is different with Alfred or Automator)
> 
> I can attest that this procedure works on Catalina as well. I have it open 
> with two data files right now using this method.
> 
> Regards,
> Adrien
> 
>> On Apr 24, 2020 w17d115, at 2:35 PM, Robert Kesterson <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> OK try this instead.  In your shell do:
>> 
>>  /Applications/GnuCash/Contents/MacOS/GnuCash 
>> path_to_your_data_file_here.gnucash
>> 
>> That should still work for multiple instances too.  I just opened up my 
>> Alfred scripts and realized that’s actually how I’m doing it now too (I’m on 
>> Mojave as well).   That will hold your terminal open while it runs, btw.  If 
>> you want to detach it from the terminal, just end it with an ampersand.  
>> Like so:
>> 
>>  /Applications/GnuCash/Contents/MacOS/GnuCash 
>> path_to_your_data_file_here.gnucash &
>> 
>> That will detach the Gnucash process and give the command prompt back right 
>> away.


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