Jun 17, 2017 - This post shows how to add an entry to the Mac OS X PATH variable - (1) for the current terminal session only, (2) permanently for the current.
You want to be able with a single drag and drop or a single click to get or copy in the clipboard the path of a file or a folder? You don't want to send full files to your colleagues by email but just a link in order to work on the same documents and not on copies? Then Get File Path is what you need. Get File Path allows you to copy to the clipboard the path of a file or folder dropped on it, after automatic application of various programmable transformations.
It works with any kind of file (applications, documents, folders). It uses pattern matching to copy and transform the name, and/or the path, and/or the parent folder path of the dropped file. It can automatically insert other characters and tags during the copy, which is useful to create links for example.
It remembers the last pattern used. It can automatically resolve aliases (files and paths). It can use Unix paths as well as Mac paths. It can copy the result to the clipboard or to an edit field.
It can automatically replace blank spaces by%20 in the paths. It can automatically quit afterwards. It doesn't need any installation which makes it very easy to use. It is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and many other languages. Full Specifications What's new in version 8.1 Version 8.1: - A full recompilation has been made to be compatible with High Sierra, and as Universal Binary to keep being compatible with both old (PowerPC) Macs and recent (Intel) Macs.
The 'How to intall it?' Paragraph of the documentation has been updated to explain how to install and launch the Application in particular under Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra: Under Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra, if you're launching the Application for the first time, Mac OS' GateKeeper (which you can configure in the 'System Preferences') will refuse to launch it because you've not downloaded it from the Mac App Store (but from our website). In this case, instead of double-clicking on it, all you have to do is to right-click on the Application's icon, and then select the 'Open' menu. A message will appear in which you'll be able to confirm that you want to launch the Application (even if it was not downloaded from the Mac App Store from an Identified Developper). General Publisher Publisher web site Release Date May 17, 2018 Date Added May 17, 2018 Version 8.1 Category Category Subcategory Operating Systems Operating Systems Mac Additional Requirements. macOS High Sierra. macOS Sierra.
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Mac OS X doesn’t have an obvious way to view the exact text based path to a folder (otherwise known as a directory) in the finder window. You can have it show a graphical path, but getting just the text based path to a directory (for use in the Terminal for example) requires a couple of extra steps. Yosemite users special note Apple removed the ability to easily copy the file path in OS X Yosemite. Yosemite users must now follow a complicated procedure of to do this simple task or take the path directly from the command line. El Capitan - Built in file path copy function If you are a El Capitan user you are in luck, Apple has now created a specific command to capture the file path.
Instructions on how to use this can be found. Mavericks and below - How to find the Absolute Path to a folder on Mac OS X Here are the instructions for finding the file path on Mavericks and below. The first thing to do is identify the folder you need to know the full path for. In this example it’s the “month 1″ folder of my Insanity Workout folder (and yes, I did buy Insanity, directly from Amazon actually and these are my back-ups. It’s not pirated like so much Beachbody stuff unfortunately is!): Now we can simply press the “cmd+i” keys together to open up the “Get Info” window.
This displays various bits of info about the folder as you can see below: You can see that the Get Info window contains the line “Where:” followed by the text folder path. This is the path to the folder we have been looking for. The path to the folder is highlighted and made clearer in the screenshot below: You can now copy this text based absolute folder path and paste it into your Terminal window.
NOTE – If the directory path contains spaces, as the example i have used in this post does, you MUST use ” quotation ” marks around the path when typing it into the Terminal. The screenshot below demonstrates this: Why might I need to know how to find the path to a folder on Mac? Knowing the text based absolute path to a folder can be useful for a number of reasons. Being able to locate the precise path allows you to unlock the full power of the Terminal, which can often be faster and more efficient that using the Graphical User Interface. Mac OS X doesn’t have an obvious way to view the exact text based path to a folder (otherwise known as a directory) in the finder window.
You can have it show a graphical path, but getting just the text based path to a directory (for use in the Terminal for example) requires a couple of extra steps. Yosemite users - special note Apple removed the ability to easily copy the file path in OS X Yosemite.
Yosemite users must now follow a complicated procedure of to do this simple task or take the path directly from the command line. El Capitan - Built in file path copy function If you are a El Capitan user you are in luck, Apple has now created a specific command to capture the file path. Instructions on how to use this can be found at teh link below: Mavericks and below - How to find the Absolute Path to a folder on Mac OS X Here are the instructions for finding the file path on Mavericks and below. The first thing to do is identify the folder you need to know the full path for. In this example it’s the “month 1″ folder of my Insanity Workout folder (and yes, I did buy Insanity, directly from Amazon actually and these are my back-ups. It’s not pirated like so much Beachbody stuff unfortunately is!): Now we can simply press the “cmd+i” keys together to open up the “Get Info” window.
This displays various bits of info about the folder as you can see below: You can see that the Get Info window contains the line “Where:” followed by the text folder path. This is the path to the folder we have been looking for. The path to the folder is highlighted and made clearer in the screenshot below: You can now copy this text based absolute folder path and paste it into your Terminal window. NOTE – If the directory path contains spaces, as the example i have used in this post does, you MUST use ” quotation ” marks around the path when typing it into the Terminal. The screenshot below demonstrates this: Why might I need to know how to find the path to a folder on Mac?
Knowing the text based absolute path to a folder can be useful for a number of reasons. Being able to locate the precise path allows you to unlock the full power of the Terminal, which can often be faster and more efficient that using the Graphical User Interface.