Jump to the Terminal's right directory from Finder's specific directory

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“open terminal here”?

If I browse my Apple Finder at

/Users/arie/Documents/shugyou/genjutsu/fp

How can I possibly go to Terminal with that very same directory? So that I won't need to do two less productive commands (1) open Terminal from Spotlight, and then (2) type cd /Users/arie/Documents/shugyou/genjutsu/fp.

I use Mac OS X 10.5.8. Note I don't (want to) use iTerm. TIA.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 10 '11 at 10:39

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cdto - Finder Toolbar button to open a Terminal window

cdff - Switch Terminal dir to frontmost window of certain apps

answered Jul 10 '11 at 10:39

neoneye

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problem's solved, thanks! I use cdto as you recommended. I copied the app to my Finder's toolbar and it's working beautifully. IMO this app should come with Apple OS X default feature. – Arie Jul 10 '11 at 10:48

TheNumb · Answer 2 · 2011-07-10T11:39:59.157

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You should give that application a try. It works on 10.6 as well as on 10.5 ;-)

Link to the website

edited Jul 10 '11 at 11:39

answered Jul 10 '11 at 11:34

TheNumb

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 15 '20 at 08:04

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I use FastScripts and this AppleScript:

tell application "Finder" to set il to insertion location as alias
set cmd to "cd " & quoted form of POSIX path of il
tell application "Terminal"
    activate
    try
        do script with command cmd in window 1
    on error
        do script with command cmd
    end try
end tell

Lion has services called New Terminal at Folder and New Terminal Tab at Folder:

Built-in systemwide services for Terminal

You can create new sessions based on Finder folders or text paths selected in any application.

edited Jun 15 '20 at 08:04

Community

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answered Jul 10 '11 at 15:49

Lri

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Very interesting service indeed. – neoneye Jul 10 '11 at 21:47

Jump to the Terminal's right directory from Finder's specific directory

3 Answers3

Built-in systemwide services for Terminal