mac-open

Opens files via Mac OS's open Shell Command. By default, opens each file using the default application for that file. If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL.

This is for Mac OS's open command only. If you're looking for a cross platform open command take a look at node-open. The difference is, that this command allows for options to pass to the open command.

Options

All options are passed directly to the open command.

$ open

Usage: open [-e] [-t] [-f] [-W] [-R] [-n] [-g] [-h] [-b <bundle identifier>] [-a <application>] [filenames] [--args arguments]
Help: Open opens files from a shell.
      By default, opens each file using the default application for that file.
      If the file is in the form of a URL, the file will be opened as a URL.
Options:
      -a                Opens with the specified application.
      -b                Opens with the specified application bundle identifier.
      -e                Opens with TextEdit.
      -t                Opens with default text editor.
      -f                Reads input from standard input and opens with TextEdit.
      -F  --fresh       Launches the app fresh, that is, without restoring windows. Saved persistent state is lost, excluding Untitled documents.
      -R, --reveal      Selects in the Finder instead of opening.
      -W, --wait-apps   Blocks until the used applications are closed (even if they were already running).
          --args        All remaining arguments are passed in argv to the application's main() function instead of opened.
      -n, --new         Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.
      -j, --hide        Launches the app hidden.
      -g, --background  Does not bring the application to the foreground.
      -h, --header      Searches header file locations for headers matching the given filenames, and opens them.

Usage Examples

Install the module with: npm install mac-open

var open = require('mac-open');

// Open URL with default Browser
open("http://www.google.com");

// Open file with Finder
open("/path/to/folder/file", { a: "Finder" }, function(error) {});

// Open file with Sublime Text in the background
open("/path/to/folder/file", { a: "Sublime Text 2", g: true }, function(error) {});

Contributing

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using grunt.

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

License

Copyright (c) 2013 We Are Interactive under the MIT license.