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Opnapp 1.2

I've updated Opnapp a little bit. You no longer have to add ".app" to launch a file with an .app extension. For example, to launch Mail.app you can just enter Mail. This only works with .app files.

You can also open files and applications with spaces in their names now. When inputing the file names replace the spaces with two periods, like so: opnapp foo..bar.app and they will be converted spaces when launching the app.

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#!/bin/bash<br />
# opnapp -- version 1.1<br />
# This is a script to open Mac OS X applications and files from<br />
# Terminal.app without having to cd or use the Finder. It probably works<br />
# in Linux and other *Nixons, but I haven't tested for that.<br />
#<br />
# Installation<br />
#<br />
#  0. Save this file as opnapp using either no extension or .sh.<br />
#<br />
#  1. Place the file somewhere in your PATH, or update your PATH to include<br />
#     where you placed it. Normally you update your user PATH in ~/.profile, or<br />
#     the systemwide path in /etc/profile.<br />
#<br />
#  2. Make the script executable using: chmod a+x opnapp.<br />
#<br />
#  3. Edit the appPaths variable below. Add the full path to each directory you<br />
#     want to automatically scan for files and apps when using opnapp. Separate<br />
#     each entry with a space or place on a new line. Place them in the order<br />
#     of precedence, as the script opens files on a first come, first served<br />
#     basis.<br />
#<br />
# For usage info, run opnapp -h<br />
#<br />
#<br />
# A list of directories in which to search for apps and files.<br />
# Files are opened on a first come, first serve basis.<br />
appPaths='/Applications ~/Scripts';</p>
<p>if [ "$1" ]<br />
then</p>
<p>  if [ "$1" = '-h' ] || [ "$1" = '--help' ]<br />
  then<br />
    echo "";<br />
    echo "  opnapp filename.ext | 'file1.ext file2.ext file2.ext'";<br />
    echo "";<br />
    echo "  Opening a single file - To open a single file or application,";<br />
    echo "  enter the file or application name (case-sensitive). Use two periods to replace spaces in file names, e.g., 'foo bar.app' should be entered as foo..bar.app.";<br />
    echo "";<br />
    echo "  Opening multiple files - To open multiple files, enter any number of"<br />
    echo "  file names as above, places spaces between each argument, and enclose";<br />
    echo "  the entire group in single-quotes, like so...";<br />
    echo "";<br />
    echo "      opnapp 'App1.app App2.app File1.txt File2.txt'";<br />
    echo "";<br />
    exit;<br />
  fi</p>
<p>  # For every app named in $1,<br />
  # check if the app exists in any of the appPaths,<br />
  # and try to open it if you come across it.<br />
  for i in $1<br />
  do    </p>
<p>    # Replace doubled-periods with spaces.<br />
    i=${i//../\ };</p>
<p>    isFound=false;</p>
<p>    for dir in $appPaths<br />
    do<br />
      if [ -e "$dir/$i" ]<br />
        then<br />
          open "$dir/$i";<br />
          isFound=true;<br />
      elif [ -e "$dir/$i.app" ]<br />
         then<br />
          open "$dir/$i.app";<br />
          isFound=true;<br />
      fi<br />
    done</p>
<p>    if [ $isFound = false ]<br />
    then<br />
      echo "";<br />
      echo "Error: Could not locate $dir/$i in any of the following directories:";<br />
      echo "  "$appPaths;<br />
      echo 'Hint: Run opnapp -h or opnapp --help for more info.';<br />
      echo "";<br />
    fi</p>
<p>  done</p>
<p>else<br />
  echo "Error: A filname is required.";<br />
  echo 'Hint: Run opnapp -h or opnapp --help for more info.';<br />
fi<br />

The most current version of this script is kept here.

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Submitted by Erik on Sun, 05/25/2008 - 15:24.

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