> Open doesn't handle file paths, only directories, and doesn't work if I've got the File Open dialog going. It opens as if you had clicked it in Finder. Are y

> Open doesn't handle file paths, only directories, and doesn't work if I've got the File Open dialog going. It opens as if you had clicked it in Finder. Are you wanting something like `open $(dirname ${file})`? File Open dialogs are oddballs on macOS, Linux, and Windows. I remember some Linux apps tried unifying them, but it was immediately obvious why they're different. FWIW drag d&d and Cmd-Shift-G work. > These (and the need to research and review commands, instead of any GUI support) was what I meant by secret handshakes. I don't think that dream applies to much outside of the core WIMP on any platform. Especially, when interacting with a command line. I feel like macOS does a better job by showing shortcut keys in more places, highlighting when they're triggered, and having Help > Search. It's unfortunate that gesture-based interfaces are way worse. > while composing this reply in Chrome Non-native apps are particularly annoying. Firefox notoriously had a bug open for 20+ years for adding native macOS context menus. Text shortcuts still don't work.