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How can I quickly open a directory in Finder? If, for example I want to go to ~/source or ~/pem what is the quickest way to do this? I've used macOS for about

by lev99 9y ago

How can I quickly open a directory in Finder? If, for example I want to go to ~/source or ~/pem what is the quickest way to do this? I've used macOS for about 2 years now, and I never found a method to do this that is intuitive. Windows Find has a large directory bar at the top where a user can go to any directory by just typing it.

akandiah 9y ago
Hit Command+Shift+G and it will pop up with a dialog box requesting the path.
zf00002 9y ago
cmd+space, type in folder path.
- saagarjha 9y ago
  This opens Spotlight, though, instead of just using Finder.
  - donatj 9y ago
    And? Parts of the OS should work together, not be islands
    - saagarjha 9y ago
      Yes, but if I was in Finder I'd expect to stay in Finder to perform a file-related operation…
- nsxwolf 9y ago
  This should not be downvoted. This actually works pretty well.
simscitizen 9y ago
Cmd+Shift+G to bring up a go to location sheet.
mikeplaysgames 9y ago
I think you're looking for Shift-Command-G. Here's a list of other useful shortcuts for Finder and other contexts. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236#finder https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236#finder
salgernon 9y ago
cmd-shift-g => ~/source/ This also works in application file dialogs. Personally, I've always preferred the Mac OS <= 9 Finder. I don't care for applications that have a web-browser-esque back-arrow to get to some presumed previous context. I'd much rather have multiple windows viewing the same content. (In Xcode, for instance, I loathe the default "one window to rule them all" behavior and I end up using CMD-shift-O and typing there name of the file I want to open - even if it was one that I know is already opened recently. Back arrow takes me to "some content" - but I have to look carefully to know what that content was. But if I'm able to place two windows side by side, I can easily cmd-twiddle between them and know which is which based on its location on my screen.) All that being said, I do everything from Terminal anyway. (where you can type 'open ~/Documents/' to jump to that location in the Finder.)
pletnes 9y ago
If you’re in the terminal, just use «open /what/ever». Open = doubleclick, works for files, too.
- majewsky 9y ago
  Note that "open" is Mac-specific. On Linux (and possibly BSD), one can use "xdg-open" to the same effect.
geraldcombs 9y ago
Along with the other suggested methods you can type type `open ~/source` or `open ~/pem` from the command line. I use it all the time to open /tmp in Finder.
fiddlerwoaroof 9y ago
In addition to cmd-shift-g, cmd-shift-h will open a new finder window in your home directory from the desktop and will change the current directory of any finder window or file dialog to your home directory.
- eltoozero 9y ago
  Shift-Cmd-A: Applications Shift-Cmd-H: Home Shift-Cmd-U: Utilities Shift-Cmd-C: Computer

by lev99 9y ago

akandiah 9y ago

Hit Command+Shift+G and it will pop up with a dialog box requesting the path.

zf00002 9y ago

cmd+space, type in folder path.

saagarjha 9y ago
This opens Spotlight, though, instead of just using Finder.
- donatj 9y ago
  And? Parts of the OS should work together, not be islands
  - saagarjha 9y ago
    Yes, but if I was in Finder I'd expect to stay in Finder to perform a file-related operation…
nsxwolf 9y ago
This should not be downvoted. This actually works pretty well.

simscitizen 9y ago

Cmd+Shift+G to bring up a go to location sheet.

mikeplaysgames 9y ago

I think you're looking for Shift-Command-G. Here's a list of other useful shortcuts for Finder and other contexts. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236#finder https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236#finder

salgernon 9y ago

cmd-shift-g => ~/source/ This also works in application file dialogs. Personally, I've always preferred the Mac OS <= 9 Finder. I don't care for applications that have a web-browser-esque back-arrow to get to some presumed previous context. I'd much rather have multiple windows viewing the same content. (In Xcode, for instance, I loathe the default "one window to rule them all" behavior and I end up using CMD-shift-O and typing there name of the file I want to open - even if it was one that I know is already opened recently. Back arrow takes me to "some content" - but I have to look carefully to know what that content was. But if I'm able to place two windows side by side, I can easily cmd-twiddle between them and know which is which based on its location on my screen.) All that being said, I do everything from Terminal anyway. (where you can type 'open ~/Documents/' to jump to that location in the Finder.)

pletnes 9y ago

If you’re in the terminal, just use «open /what/ever». Open = doubleclick, works for files, too.

majewsky 9y ago
Note that "open" is Mac-specific. On Linux (and possibly BSD), one can use "xdg-open" to the same effect.

geraldcombs 9y ago

Along with the other suggested methods you can type type `open ~/source` or `open ~/pem` from the command line. I use it all the time to open /tmp in Finder.

fiddlerwoaroof 9y ago

In addition to cmd-shift-g, cmd-shift-h will open a new finder window in your home directory from the desktop and will change the current directory of any finder window or file dialog to your home directory.

eltoozero 9y ago
Shift-Cmd-A: Applications Shift-Cmd-H: Home Shift-Cmd-U: Utilities Shift-Cmd-C: Computer