Terminal command to rebuild launch services database?

I need to do this with Mac OS Sierra 10.12.4 Can anyone give me the proper string to put in Terminal? I've tried the following but the particular issue remains:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.fram ework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user ; killall Dock

Launch Terminal

Triple click anywhere on the following line to copy entire line then at the prompt copy & paste this command:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -seed -domain local -domain system -domain user

Then press return. Wait for the cursor to return to the command line.

Hi Macjack, I pasted in the string, and after the last words I get this:

-bash: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS e: No such file or directory

I didn't realize I was in a Mavericks forum, so I posted in Sierra. Here is the gist of the issue:

I am having a weird issue that someone told me can be solved by rebuilding the Launch Services Database. I downloaded a Quicken file from my financial institution and chose to open it with TextEdit just to check dates (stupid, but I've done this before prior to the last 1 or 2 OS updates). However this time ALL downloads are identified and stuck permanently as TextEdit files, including Quickbooks, Excel files, csv choices to download from the bank. In the Get Info pane there is no way to change the Open With selection to anything that MoneyDance will recognize. I've trashed com.apple.LaunchServices plist files, reset VRAM/PRAM, ran Onyx and even reinstalled the OS direct from Apple with no ability to download the file properly. It seems completely fixed as being a TextEdit file.

-bash: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS e: No such file or directory

Take a look...You didn't paste the full command. Triple-click to copy the entire line of code.

Macjack, I made sure to triple-click here is the result:

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Archimedes:~ Jody$

Archimedes:~ Jody$ /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS e rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -seed -domain local -domain system -domain user

-bash: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS e: No such file or directory

Archimedes:~ Jody$

I have seen this hosting software inject annoying, random spaces in posted paths, and other content locations — where those spaces were not present in the original intended content. I believe it did this to me between <pre></pre> tags, and in scrollable content too. Grrrr.

This is the terminal command to rebuild launch services. In Mavericks it appears to work without restart or re-login. Probably best to do so anyway.

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.fram ework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user ; killall Dock

Hat tip to RoamingGenius.com: http://www.roaminggenius.com/2013/05/os-x-10-8-tip-rebuilding-launch-services-op en-with-contextual-menu/ I'm always loosing track of this...

That didn't work for me on Mavericks. No such file or directory. But the version below does work for me:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user ; killall Dock

You MUST recopy the code above as there are (SPACES) that Terminal will not accept. e.g.

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchSe rvices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user ; killall Dock

Notice, 1st line 'LaunchSe' is cut off...this will show up as a blank space when copy/paste. Edit this prior to using it in terminal otherwise it could become very frustrating.

Hope this helps it did for me once I did it correctly 🙂

There are 2 spaces on LaunchServices that should not be there. My apologies, that is the way it copies. I'll need to put it in as a single line as John did with the slide window.

Grrr is right! But it doesn't seem to affect the scrollable version for me.