I currently use this in terminal
open ~/Desktop/HotfolderA
but would like it to open the folder whose name is Hotfolder
like this, so I can use the same command on other computers.
How can I achieve this please?
open ~/Desktop/Hotfolder*
Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
That command should work. What happens when you run it?
I'm confused by your question - or at least by the fact that you appear to answer your own question.
open ~/Desktop/Hotfolder*
This will open any folder whose name begins with 'Hotfolder' (e.g. 'Hotfolder', 'Hotfolder2', 'Hotfolder backup', etc.). What am I missing?
I've played with it again an I have worked out the issue,
When I type
open ~/Desktop/Hotfolder*
I get
The file /Users/StudioA/Desktop/Hotfolder* does not exist.
The file is a symbolic link. even though with open ~/Desktop/HotfolderA works
Is there a work around to compensate this?
Please enter the command below, then try your command again:
set +f
Wow, whats that doing? Do I have to do that everytime I log in?
The command unsets the 'noglob' shell variable. Close the Terminal window and open a new one. If the problem returns, noglob is being set in one of your shell initialization files.
Wildcard in terminal to open a folder
