How to open a Mac App from the Command Line (Terminal)

Advanced Mac users may wish to open a Mac App while using the command line (sometimes called the Terminal) for one reason or another.

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Here’s how:

• At the terminal prompt, type: open -a “nameofapp.app”
• That’s it.

Just another way to quickly get to where you want to go on a Mac.

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