We admit, using the Terminal to open folders isn’t a natural way to get around macOS. But it’s not the only way to access files or folders within macOS.
This is a Graphical User Interface (GUI), and it’s macOS’s directory navigation de jure.
#Open terminal from finder how to#
We also show you how to create a custom shortcut to carry out this command.Īlso read: How to Customize Your Mac’s Terminal for Better Productivity Why You’d Want to Open a Folder From the Mac TerminalĪs we noted, the preferred way of opening a folder is by using Finder. And if you work with folders and files often in the Command or Terminal window, you’ll save time and be more productive.As such, this post will show you how to open any folder from the macOS Terminal. But if you do that, remember to insert backslashes in front of all the spaces in the path.īut the options we showed you here are easier and faster.
#Open terminal from finder full#
Or, you can copy a full path to a folder and paste it into the Command or Terminal window. You can use the cd command to navigate to a folder on all three systems. Save Time Navigating to Folders in a Command or Terminal Window Select the folder, right-click on it, and then select Open in Terminal.Ī new Terminal window opens directly to the selected folder. Go to the folder you want to open in a Terminal window, but don’t go into the folder. Open the Files app (which used to be called Nautilus), from the left sidebar. The procedure may vary a bit on other Linux distros like Linux Mint, Zorin, and Fedora. Here I’m using Ubuntu to open a Terminal window to a specific folder in Linux. To remove the New Terminal options from the Services menu, go back to Apple menu > System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services and uncheck the two options on the right. Selecting the New Terminal Tab at Folder option opens a new tab on the active Terminal window directly to the selected folder. If you set up shortcuts for the two options, select the folder and press the shortcut for the option you want to use.Ī new Terminal window opens directly to the selected folder if you selected the New Terminal at Folder option. Opening a new tab on an existing Terminal window requires the window to be active, not minimized. If you want to open a new tab in an open Terminal window, go to Services > New Terminal Tab at Folder on the right-click menu. Select the folder, right-click on it, and go to Services > New Terminal at Folder to open a new Terminal window to the selected folder. To open a Terminal window from within a folder in Finder, navigate to the folder you want. We found it hard to find a unique shortcut because there are so many shortcuts already set up in macOS.Īlso, you may have to click Add Shortcut again and then press Enter to get your shortcut to stick. Make sure you select a shortcut not used by the system. Click None to the right of the service you want to add a shortcut to.Ĭlick Add Shortcut and then press the shortcut you want to use for the service.
You can add shortcuts to these two services to make it faster to open a Terminal window to a folder. Under Files and Folders on the right, check the New Terminal at Folder and New Terminal Tab at Folder boxes. On the Keyboard dialog box, click the Shortcuts tab at the top and then select Services on the left. To activate these two services, select System Preferences from the Apple menu.Ĭlick Keyboard on the System Preferences dialog box. To open a Terminal window to a specific folder from Finder, you must make sure the New Terminal at Folder and New Terminal Tab at Folder services are activated.
The article linked to above also shows you how to add the “Open command window here” option to the context menu when you’re in a folder.Ī Command Prompt (or PowerShell) window opens directly to the selected folder. Or you can add the ‘Open command window here’ from the context menu and use that to open a Command Prompt window to the folder. On Windows, you can press the Shift key and right-click on a folder to open a PowerShell window directly to that folder.
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