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Opening the current Finder directory in iTerm2

22 points by peter_l_downs 15y ago

mistercow 15y ago
I achieved something similar in bash, in a terminal-agnostic way a while back. I have this script saved at ~/cdf.scpt : https://gist.github.com/2037421 https://gist.github.com/2037421 Then my .bash_profile contains the line: alias cdf='cd "`osascript ~/cdf.scpt`"' Now if I type "cdf" in a terminal window, it will automatically cd to the directory of the front-most Finder window.
LiveTheDream 15y ago
I use Alfred (http://www.alfredapp.com/ http://www.alfredapp.com/), which gives you a keyboard shortcut (opt-cmd-\) that gives you the ability to open a terminal at the currently selected Finder item.
- Steveism 15y ago
  This is another good Alfred extension that does basically the same thing but with an AppleScript: https://github.com/pcal/alfred-terminal-here https://github.com/pcal/alfred-terminal-here
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bickfordb 15y ago
You can also just write "open ." in an iTerm window
- Sidnicious 15y ago
  Won’t that open the CWD (in that terminal) in a new Finder window?
- mikey_p 15y ago
  That's the reverse of that the author is trying to do, which is open a terminal window, when he has a Finder window open.
- dave1010uk 15y ago
  Whilst this is the opposite of what the post is suggesting, it's a useful thing to know. If you use Nautilus (e.g. Ubuntu), "nautilus ." works. I guess "explorer ." would work in Windows.
- heliostatic 15y ago
  That was my initial thought, but he's describing the reverse: browse to a folder in Finder, then open a terminal with the path set to that directory.
Sidnicious 15y ago
The terminal app built into OS X (newer versions, at least) lets you drag a folder to its icon to open a new terminal at that path. It looks like iTerm2 almost does it — if you drag a directory to its icon it tries to execute it (which fails). EDIT: actually, it looks like iTerm master supports this too: https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/blob/194678de81100cb17dad422efcb65400e23910a6/iTermApplicationDelegate.m#L437 https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/blob/194678de81100cb17dad... …but it doesn’t work for directories with spaces and other special characters. Looks like a bug. EDIT 2: Pull request sent: https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/pull/78 https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/pull/78
- peter_l_downs 15y ago
  Very cool. Thanks for sending in the pull request, I'd love to be able to do that instead of using this Finder service (which is a little hack-y).
- gnachman 15y ago
  Merged. Thanks :)
  - Sidnicious 15y ago
    Awesome!
mrpollo 15y ago
I found this years ago on a forum cant seem to find the link but I'm pretty sure its out there and has been posted here before https://gist.github.com/2037827 https://gist.github.com/2037827
protomyth 15y ago
I put an icon on the finder window so I just click it and get a terminal open to the directory. http://maururu.net/2007/enhanced-open-terminal-here-for-leopard/ http://maururu.net/2007/enhanced-open-terminal-here-for-leop...
LuxuryMode 15y ago
the link to "solarized" just links to iterm2's website...
- peter_l_downs 15y ago
  Thanks for pointing this out — fixed.
johncoltrane 15y ago
I use a droplet in the Finder window for that. It's called Open iTerm here.app and I have no idea where I've found it. Google gives quite a bunch of results, though. Before that, I've used another similar droplet called Open Terminal here.app. In iTerm I use $ open . to open the current directory in a Finder window. I also have a little bash function to `cd` into the topmost Finder window: cdf () { CURRFOLDERPATH=$( /usr/bin/osascript <<" EOT" tell application "Finder" try set currFolder to (folder of the front window as alias) on error set currFolder to (path to desktop folder as alias) end try POSIX path of currFolder end tell EOT ) echo "cd to \"$CURRFOLDERPATH\"" cd "$CURRFOLDERPATH" }
tzs 15y ago
I use Go2Shell, which is free on the Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12 It adds a button to the toolbar to Finder windows. Click that to open a terminal on the directory shown in the window. There are other similar toolbar add ons available, which I've used and were happy with, such as cdto: http://code.google.com/p/cdto/ http://code.google.com/p/cdto/ I use Go2Shell now because it is on the App Store, so that I don't have to worry about checking for updates.
epochwolf 15y ago
If you want do this with Terminal.app instead, there is a setting for this. Open the keyboard preferences, go to the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab, click "Services" in the left panel and in the right panel under "Files and Folders", there is an option for "New Terminal at Folder". Then you can right click on a folder and launch a terminal. Visual: http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/07/open-a-selected-finder-folder-in-a-new-terminal-window/ http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/07/open-a-selected-finder-folder...
haroldp 15y ago
Wouldn't this be best as a contextual menu extension? Right-click and select open-in-iTerm. Is anyone still coding those? There was such a huge ecosystem of them forever ago for OS8/9, but I don't see them anymore.
- peter_l_downs 15y ago
  This is as close as I could get.

22 points by peter_l_downs 15y ago

I achieved something similar in bash, in a terminal-agnostic way a while back. I have this script saved at ~/cdf.scpt : https://gist.github.com/2037421 https://gist.github.com/2037421 Then my .bash_profile contains the line: alias cdf='cd "`osascript ~/cdf.scpt`"' Now if I type "cdf" in a terminal window, it will automatically cd to the directory of the front-most Finder window.

LiveTheDream 15y ago

I use Alfred (http://www.alfredapp.com/ http://www.alfredapp.com/), which gives you a keyboard shortcut (opt-cmd-\) that gives you the ability to open a terminal at the currently selected Finder item.

Steveism 15y ago
This is another good Alfred extension that does basically the same thing but with an AppleScript: https://github.com/pcal/alfred-terminal-here https://github.com/pcal/alfred-terminal-here

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bickfordb 15y ago

You can also just write "open ." in an iTerm window

Sidnicious 15y ago
Won’t that open the CWD (in that terminal) in a new Finder window?
mikey_p 15y ago
That's the reverse of that the author is trying to do, which is open a terminal window, when he has a Finder window open.
dave1010uk 15y ago
Whilst this is the opposite of what the post is suggesting, it's a useful thing to know. If you use Nautilus (e.g. Ubuntu), "nautilus ." works. I guess "explorer ." would work in Windows.
heliostatic 15y ago
That was my initial thought, but he's describing the reverse: browse to a folder in Finder, then open a terminal with the path set to that directory.

Sidnicious 15y ago

The terminal app built into OS X (newer versions, at least) lets you drag a folder to its icon to open a new terminal at that path. It looks like iTerm2 almost does it — if you drag a directory to its icon it tries to execute it (which fails). EDIT: actually, it looks like iTerm master supports this too: https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/blob/194678de81100cb17dad422efcb65400e23910a6/iTermApplicationDelegate.m#L437 https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/blob/194678de81100cb17dad... …but it doesn’t work for directories with spaces and other special characters. Looks like a bug. EDIT 2: Pull request sent: https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/pull/78 https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/pull/78

peter_l_downs 15y ago
Very cool. Thanks for sending in the pull request, I'd love to be able to do that instead of using this Finder service (which is a little hack-y).
gnachman 15y ago
Merged. Thanks :)
- Sidnicious 15y ago
  Awesome!

mrpollo 15y ago

I found this years ago on a forum cant seem to find the link but I'm pretty sure its out there and has been posted here before https://gist.github.com/2037827 https://gist.github.com/2037827

protomyth 15y ago

I put an icon on the finder window so I just click it and get a terminal open to the directory. http://maururu.net/2007/enhanced-open-terminal-here-for-leopard/ http://maururu.net/2007/enhanced-open-terminal-here-for-leop...

LuxuryMode 15y ago

the link to "solarized" just links to iterm2's website...

peter_l_downs 15y ago
Thanks for pointing this out — fixed.

johncoltrane 15y ago

I use a droplet in the Finder window for that. It's called Open iTerm here.app and I have no idea where I've found it. Google gives quite a bunch of results, though. Before that, I've used another similar droplet called Open Terminal here.app. In iTerm I use $ open . to open the current directory in a Finder window. I also have a little bash function to `cd` into the topmost Finder window: cdf () { CURRFOLDERPATH=$( /usr/bin/osascript <<" EOT" tell application "Finder" try set currFolder to (folder of the front window as alias) on error set currFolder to (path to desktop folder as alias) end try POSIX path of currFolder end tell EOT ) echo "cd to \"$CURRFOLDERPATH\"" cd "$CURRFOLDERPATH" }

tzs 15y ago

I use Go2Shell, which is free on the Mac App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12 It adds a button to the toolbar to Finder windows. Click that to open a terminal on the directory shown in the window. There are other similar toolbar add ons available, which I've used and were happy with, such as cdto: http://code.google.com/p/cdto/ http://code.google.com/p/cdto/ I use Go2Shell now because it is on the App Store, so that I don't have to worry about checking for updates.

epochwolf 15y ago

If you want do this with Terminal.app instead, there is a setting for this. Open the keyboard preferences, go to the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab, click "Services" in the left panel and in the right panel under "Files and Folders", there is an option for "New Terminal at Folder". Then you can right click on a folder and launch a terminal. Visual: http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/07/open-a-selected-finder-folder-in-a-new-terminal-window/ http://osxdaily.com/2011/12/07/open-a-selected-finder-folder...

haroldp 15y ago

Wouldn't this be best as a contextual menu extension? Right-click and select open-in-iTerm. Is anyone still coding those? There was such a huge ecosystem of them forever ago for OS8/9, but I don't see them anymore.

peter_l_downs 15y ago
This is as close as I could get.