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How to open a symlink without the terminal window popping up?

How can I open a symlink without the terminal window popping up? Moreover, when I close the terminal window, the application quits as well. I tried using 

nohup open symlink1

without any results. I have made a symlink to the iTunes executable (the one inside the contents package, NOT the iTunes.app) which I want to be able to open by double clicking the link, but without the terminal window popping up.

Solution

  • I just figured out a solution:

    Make an executable (intended as the link)

    #!/bin/bash
cd /Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS
nohup ./iTunesX &
exit

    and change under preferences in Terminal

    When the shell quits: close if the shell exited cleanly

    Change iTunesX and the cd path to any desired target.