#OPEN TERMINAL WINDOW MAC MAC OS X#

You can also do this from the command line or a shell script: open -a Terminal /path/to/folder (Dragging into the terminal view within the tab merely inserts the pathname on its own, as in older versions of Terminal.) In addition, Lion Terminal will open a new terminal window if you drag a folder (or pathname) onto the Terminal application icon, and you can also drag to the tab bar of an existing window to create a new tab.įinally, if you drag a folder or pathname onto a tab (in the tab bar) and the foreground process is the shell, it will automatically execute a 'cd' command. Go back to the parent folder, select the relevant folder, then activate the service via the Services menu or context menu. You cannot simply have the folder open and run the service 'in place'. The New Terminal at Folder service will become active when you select a folder in Finder. Services appear in the Services submenu of each application menu, and within the contextual menu (Control-Click or Right-Click on a folder or pathname). You can even assign command keys to them. These Services work in all applications, not just Finder, and they operate on folders as well as absolute pathnames selected in text. There's also New Terminal Tab at Folder, which will create a tab in the frontmost Terminal window (if any, else it will create a new window). System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > ServicesĮnable New Terminal at Folder. As with most Services, these are disabled by default, so you'll need to enable this to make it appear in the Services menu.

#OPEN TERMINAL WINDOW MAC MAC OS X#

As of Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Terminal includes exactly this functionality as a Service.

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