Also, you can copy an item from the finder using command-C, jump into the Terminal (e.g. using Spotlight or QuickSilver) type 'cd ' and simply paste with command-v
There is an updated version of the very nice and slim Open Terminal Here posted by vgm64 and d0k. The change was made by james david low. He published the new version on his site. Just download OpenTerminalHere.zip, extract it, move the bundle to your Library/Scripts folder and drag it from there to your Finder toolbar.
What is special about it is that it always opens a new tab if a Terminal.app window is already open. Very useful! I also noted that the style of the button of the application better fits the Snow Leopard Finder.app style than cdto posted by redacted did.
Clarification (thanks @vgm64): if you're already in Terminal, this lets you quickly change to the topmost Finder window without leaving Terminal. This way, you can avoid using the mouse.
I've added the following to my .bash_profile so I can type cdff in Terminal at any time.
function ff { osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"'\
-e "if (${1-1} <= (count Finder windows)) then"\
-e "get POSIX path of (target of window ${1-1} as alias)"\
-e 'else' -e 'get POSIX path of (desktop as alias)'\
-e 'end if' -e 'end tell'; };\
function cdff { cd "`ff $@`"; };
This is from this macosxhints.com Terminal hint.
Check out Open Terminal Here. It may be the most similar to "Open Command Window Here." I used >cdto and this is very similar but this seems to be a little better at dealing with Spaces... but not perfect.
What it has that is very nice is the ability to "detect key-down events at the start of the application and used them to modify the behavior of the script" allowing the script to open a new tab in the front most terminal window when invoked by holding down ? key. Neat trick.
Also note PCheese's answer; it is probably more useful for heavy terminal users!
An application that I've found indispensible as an alternative is DTerm, which actually opens a mini terminal right in your application. Plus it works with just about everything out there - Finder, XCode, PhotoShop, etc.
There is an updated version of the very nice and slim Open Terminal Here posted by vgm64 and d0k. The change was made by james david low. He published the new version on his site. Just download OpenTerminalHere.zip, extract it, move the bundle to your Library/Scripts folder and drag it from there to your Finder toolbar.
What is special about it is that it always opens a new tab if a Terminal.app window is already open. Very useful! I also noted that the style of the button of the application better fits the Snow Leopard Finder.app style than cdto posted by redacted did.
This:
https://github.com/jbtule/cdto#cd-to
It's a small app that you drag into the Finder toolbar, the icon fits in very nicely. It works with Terminal, xterm (under X11), iterm.
If you install Big Cat Scripts (http://www.ranchero.com/bigcat/) you can add your own contextual menu (right click) items. I don't think it comes with an Open Terminal Here applescript but I use this script (which I don't honestly remember if I wrote myself, or lifted from someone else's example):
on main(filelist)
tell application "Finder"
try
activate
set frontWin to folder of front window as string
set frontWinPath to (get POSIX path of frontWin)
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script with command "cd \"" & frontWinPath & "\""
end tell
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1
end try
end tell
end main
Similar scripts can also get you the complete path to a file on right-click, which is even more useful, I find.
Check out Open Terminal Here. It may be the most similar to "Open Command Window Here." I used >cdto and this is very similar but this seems to be a little better at dealing with Spaces... but not perfect.
What it has that is very nice is the ability to "detect key-down events at the start of the application and used them to modify the behavior of the script" allowing the script to open a new tab in the front most terminal window when invoked by holding down ? key. Neat trick.
Also note PCheese's answer; it is probably more useful for heavy terminal users!
An application that I've found indispensible as an alternative is DTerm, which actually opens a mini terminal right in your application. Plus it works with just about everything out there - Finder, XCode, PhotoShop, etc.
Ok, I realize that this is a bit late... maybe this alternative wasn't available at the moment of writing the post?
Anyway, I've found installing the pos package via Fink (a prerequisite in this case, maybe there is something similar for those who uses MacPorts?) to be the easiest solution. You get two commands:
Yes, you have to switch to the Terminal window before writing cdf, but I suppose that's quite cheap comparing to clicking a button in the Finder toolbar. And it works with iTerm as well, you don't have to download a separate Finder toolbar button that opens an iTerm window. This is the same approach as proposed by PCheese, but you don't have to clutter your .bash_profile.
I mostly use this function:
cf() {
cd "$(osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)')"
}
You could also assign a shortcut to a script like the ones below.
Reuse an existing tab or create a new window (Terminal):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "Terminal"
if (exists window 1) and not busy of window 1 then
do script "cd " & quoted form of p in window 1
else
do script "cd " & quoted form of p
end if
activate
end tell
Reuse an existing tab or create a new tab (Terminal):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "Terminal"
if not (exists window 1) then reopen
activate
if busy of window 1 then
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "t" using command down
end if
do script "cd " & quoted form of p in window 1
end tell
Always create a new tab (iTerm 2):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "iTerm"
if exists current terminal then
current terminal
else
make new terminal
end if
tell (launch session "Default") of result to write text "cd " & quoted form of p
activate
end tell
The first two scripts have two advantages compared to the services added in 10.7:
I created a bundle with 3 apps for the finder toolbar. The other two apps do:
For more information see here: http://nslog.de/posts/71
Also, you can copy an item from the finder using command-C, jump into the Terminal (e.g. using Spotlight or QuickSilver) type 'cd ' and simply paste with command-v
If you install Big Cat Scripts (http://www.ranchero.com/bigcat/) you can add your own contextual menu (right click) items. I don't think it comes with an Open Terminal Here applescript but I use this script (which I don't honestly remember if I wrote myself, or lifted from someone else's example):
on main(filelist)
tell application "Finder"
try
activate
set frontWin to folder of front window as string
set frontWinPath to (get POSIX path of frontWin)
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script with command "cd \"" & frontWinPath & "\""
end tell
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1
end try
end tell
end main
Similar scripts can also get you the complete path to a file on right-click, which is even more useful, I find.
There is a bug in the AppleScript on OSX 10.6. (2 terminal windows open). I fixed this by adding the close command after activate. This close the first Terminal window.
on run
tell application "Finder"
try
activate
set frontWin to folder of front window as string
set frontWinPath to (get POSIX path of frontWin)
tell application "Terminal"
activate
close
do script with command "cd \"" & frontWinPath & "\""
end tell
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1
end try
end tell
end run
This:
https://github.com/jbtule/cdto#cd-to
It's a small app that you drag into the Finder toolbar, the icon fits in very nicely. It works with Terminal, xterm (under X11), iterm.
I created a bundle with 3 apps for the finder toolbar. The other two apps do:
For more information see here: http://nslog.de/posts/71
Also, you can copy an item from the finder using command-C, jump into the Terminal (e.g. using Spotlight or QuickSilver) type 'cd ' and simply paste with command-v
If like me you turn off the Finder toolbar, this Service adds an item to every folder's contextual menu: http://blog.leenarts.net/2009/09/03/open-service-here/
This also allows you to open any folder you see in Finder tree view.
It's a bit more than you're asking for, but I recommend Cocoatech's Path Finder for anyone who wishes the Finder had a bit more juice. It includes a toolbar button to open a Terminal window for the current directory, or a retractable pane with a Terminal command line at the bottom of each Finder window. Plus many other features that I now can't live without. Very mature, stable software. http://cocoatech.com/
There is a bug in the AppleScript on OSX 10.6. (2 terminal windows open). I fixed this by adding the close command after activate. This close the first Terminal window.
on run
tell application "Finder"
try
activate
set frontWin to folder of front window as string
set frontWinPath to (get POSIX path of frontWin)
tell application "Terminal"
activate
close
do script with command "cd \"" & frontWinPath & "\""
end tell
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1
end try
end tell
end run
If you install Big Cat Scripts (http://www.ranchero.com/bigcat/) you can add your own contextual menu (right click) items. I don't think it comes with an Open Terminal Here applescript but I use this script (which I don't honestly remember if I wrote myself, or lifted from someone else's example):
on main(filelist)
tell application "Finder"
try
activate
set frontWin to folder of front window as string
set frontWinPath to (get POSIX path of frontWin)
tell application "Terminal"
activate
do script with command "cd \"" & frontWinPath & "\""
end tell
on error error_message
beep
display dialog error_message buttons ¬
{"OK"} default button 1
end try
end tell
end main
Similar scripts can also get you the complete path to a file on right-click, which is even more useful, I find.
This:
https://github.com/jbtule/cdto#cd-to
It's a small app that you drag into the Finder toolbar, the icon fits in very nicely. It works with Terminal, xterm (under X11), iterm.
It's a bit more than you're asking for, but I recommend Cocoatech's Path Finder for anyone who wishes the Finder had a bit more juice. It includes a toolbar button to open a Terminal window for the current directory, or a retractable pane with a Terminal command line at the bottom of each Finder window. Plus many other features that I now can't live without. Very mature, stable software. http://cocoatech.com/
If like me you turn off the Finder toolbar, this Service adds an item to every folder's contextual menu: http://blog.leenarts.net/2009/09/03/open-service-here/
This also allows you to open any folder you see in Finder tree view.
Clarification (thanks @vgm64): if you're already in Terminal, this lets you quickly change to the topmost Finder window without leaving Terminal. This way, you can avoid using the mouse.
I've added the following to my .bash_profile so I can type cdff in Terminal at any time.
function ff { osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"'\
-e "if (${1-1} <= (count Finder windows)) then"\
-e "get POSIX path of (target of window ${1-1} as alias)"\
-e 'else' -e 'get POSIX path of (desktop as alias)'\
-e 'end if' -e 'end tell'; };\
function cdff { cd "`ff $@`"; };
This is from this macosxhints.com Terminal hint.
I mostly use this function:
cf() {
cd "$(osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)')"
}
You could also assign a shortcut to a script like the ones below.
Reuse an existing tab or create a new window (Terminal):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "Terminal"
if (exists window 1) and not busy of window 1 then
do script "cd " & quoted form of p in window 1
else
do script "cd " & quoted form of p
end if
activate
end tell
Reuse an existing tab or create a new tab (Terminal):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "Terminal"
if not (exists window 1) then reopen
activate
if busy of window 1 then
tell application "System Events" to keystroke "t" using command down
end if
do script "cd " & quoted form of p in window 1
end tell
Always create a new tab (iTerm 2):
tell application "Finder" to set p to POSIX path of (insertion location as alias)
tell application "iTerm"
if exists current terminal then
current terminal
else
make new terminal
end if
tell (launch session "Default") of result to write text "cd " & quoted form of p
activate
end tell
The first two scripts have two advantages compared to the services added in 10.7:
Ok, I realize that this is a bit late... maybe this alternative wasn't available at the moment of writing the post?
Anyway, I've found installing the pos package via Fink (a prerequisite in this case, maybe there is something similar for those who uses MacPorts?) to be the easiest solution. You get two commands:
Yes, you have to switch to the Terminal window before writing cdf, but I suppose that's quite cheap comparing to clicking a button in the Finder toolbar. And it works with iTerm as well, you don't have to download a separate Finder toolbar button that opens an iTerm window. This is the same approach as proposed by PCheese, but you don't have to clutter your .bash_profile.
This:
https://github.com/jbtule/cdto#cd-to
It's a small app that you drag into the Finder toolbar, the icon fits in very nicely. It works with Terminal, xterm (under X11), iterm.
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