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Apple Users

4dog

(526 posts)

1. Only half-way there but..

Reply to AllaN01Bear (Original post)

Mon Jun 27, 2022, 10:45 PM

Jun 2022

I googled MacOS Terminal Manual and got to Terminal User guide at support.apple.com. Labeled for my later OS but basics are not likely to change. There's a search option there; under first page of hits from 'launch app' was 'Execute commands and run tools in Terminal on Mac'.

But why not just put the app in the Applications folder and double-click?

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anyone know of a good simple tutorial on how to launch a app using mac os big sur thru [View all] AllaN01Bear Jun 2022 OP

Only half-way there but.. 4dog Jun 2022 #1

im reliving my old disk operating system days . im a keyboard maniac at heart.:) AllaN01Bear Jun 2022 #4

Use "open" usonian Jun 2022 #2

bing , bing , bing bing. AllaN01Bear Jun 2022 #3

Unix and friends are my native tongue. usonian Jun 2022 #5

You can use the "open" command, but beware of some magic CloudWatcher Jun 2022 #6

Your clarity is killing me. "... blinded me with Science." Tetrachloride Jun 2022 #7

using terminal :) CloudWatcher Jun 2022 #8

At UW-Madison, my database class was the lead of using Tetrachloride Jun 2022 #9