Dot Open

Coming soon - this software is in final testing; it is not yet available

Dot Open is an applet intended for the OS X Finder's toolbar. It opens the directory containing the current Finder selection in a Terminal.app window. The name comes from reversing the command used to open a Finder window for the current directory from a Terminal.app window (“open .”).

Features

Clicking the Dot Open icon in the Finder's toolbar will open a Terminal.app window to a directory based on the Finder’s selection. Dot Open selects the directory that is the common parent of all selected items:

• • folders are treated as their own parents--if a single folder is selected, it will be the directory opened

  • Finder bundles are respected, so things like applications are treated as files, not folders (mimicking how the Finder treats them)

  • the front-most Finder window is opened, if nothing is selected

Installation

• 1. Place Dot Open in your “Applications” folder

  2. Drag Dot Open to the toolbar of a Finder window (you'll need to hold it over the toolbar for a few seconds before it will accept it)

Version History

Dot Open 1.0.0 (2009-11-??)

• • First public release

Requirements

I have tested Dot Open with OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard). There is no obvious reason why it won't work with 10.6 (Snow Leopard), but I haven't tested it yet.

License

Dot Open is distributed under the terms of the new BSD license (license explained).