open .
open example.csv
open -a TextEdit example.csv open -e example.csv
Other useful options include -j to launch the app hidden, -R to reveal the file in the Finder, -W to stop execution until the app exits (useful for scripts), and -n to launch a new instance of the app (new icon will show up in the Dock). You can connect multiple flags for more complex effects.
For example, I have a script which opens iA Writer and waits until I close it before continuing. If I already have it open and editing other stuff, -W will wait for that instance of the app to close, which is a bother. So instead I do:
open -Wna 'iA Writer' example.txt
Highly recommend taking a look at man open. It isn’t long but it is quite useful.
I regularly use it to open a Finder window with the current directory
On Linux there is a similar tool called `xdg-open` for graphical desktop environment users
Alternatively, you can drag a file into the terminal and it will paste the file path there, which is really cool.
- Open current directory in Explorer:
explorer .
explorer README.md