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Is there a way to revert back to the command line after opening an application through it?

I want to be able to open an application on the command line, but instead of switching to the application, I want to stay on my terminal emulator. Is there a way of accomplishing this? I am using OS X.

Solution

  • Use the -g flag of open, which avoids bringing the app to the foreground.

    $ open -g /Applications/TextEdit.app
$

    open will start the app, and then return to the command prompt.