I found an option to open a terminal in a directory via the services feature, but you can only activate it from the parent directory of the directory where you want the terminal.
Is there a feature/way to easily open a terminal to the currently displayed directory in finder easily? An icon right on the finder toolbar would be ideal.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.3
On Ventura 13.3.1 (a), and in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > Services panel > Files and Folders, there are two services that need to be enabled, if not already:
Once that is done, right-click on your random depth folder in the Finder and from the secondary Services menu, you will see both of the above services available to you.
Randall_2023 wrote:
How do you explain that I also have two computers that neither one has that as an option. I agree that something you had installed perhaps created the service for you.
I can't. Especially since the five Macs I've checked are running different versions of macOS and don't have the same software installed. It's a mystery.😎
dialabrain wrote:
I'm curious why Randall is not seeing the same thing.
I'm not.
I'm mildly amused that this actually exists in the OS. This was a project that I abandoned over a decade ago. Here's an open source version that someone made from my old script. Even that project is over ten years old. It was a neat trick, but I guess I just stopped using the Finder at some point?
Interesting. Actually looks very much like what I'm trying to achieve. I wonder if it still works? The installation instructions though say to download it as a .dmg file, but the link provided is broken.
Thank you for that! We're getting closer!
I'm still hoping there's a way to just add a button to go straight there, but this is better than having to go up one directory, then access it via context menu and go back to where I as before. This is good!
I'm mostly a Linux user, I'm so used to having such easy access to the terminal which is such an efficient way to get many tasks done. I'm really hoping there's a way to do the same on this mac.
kodiakcreativity wrote:
Interesting. Actually looks very much like what I'm trying to achieve. I wonder if it still works? The installation instructions though say to download it as a .dmg file, but the link provided is broken.
But that's the problem. The operating system already does this. You don't need that app. This was just a tangent I inadvertently started because I didn't realize Apple had added this functionality to the operating system.
I'm mostly a Linux user, I'm so used to having such easy access to the terminal which is such an efficient way to get many tasks done. I'm really hoping there's a way to do the same on this mac.
Chances are that you probably won't wind up using it that much. That's probably why I forgot about it completely. I just don't use it. For Mac-things, I use the Finder. For Unix-things, I use the Terminal. It is possible to cross those lines, but in practice, I very rarely do that. It's like having two computers in one.
Interesting! If you are choosing that folder from within Finder, how exactly is Terminal opening? I'm not seeing any option in Services that says, 'Open with Terminal'.
I suppose at some point you created a custom workflow? I don't have that option on my M1 iMac.
I just checked a Big Sur 11.7.6 install on an old 2013 MBA and guess what?
I don't seem to need someone to show me since it's a Service on every Mac I've checked (5 so far).
etresoft wrote:
Apple must have added this functionality at some point over the years. I'm glad I didn't waste any more time on it.
I'm curious why Randall is not seeing the same thing.
+1.
Is there an easy way to open a terminal at the current directory in Finder?
