UNIX command to open applications

Try using the open and timed commands.

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open /Applications/path...

e.g.

open /Applications/Safari.app


time server:

# turn on network time and designate a network time server.
systemsetup -setusingnetworktime on;
systemsetup -setnetworktimeserver time.apple.com;

the time unix commands are available as a template from the send unix command window.

Or, if you are less worried about Trojans using the same name of the application, you can also use:

open -a <application name>

But in a script to be run on lots of computers it is probably better to hard-code the location.

Mac OS X (10.4.5)

see http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=582541&tstart=30