

Method 5: Creating a Shortcut for Terminal

The terminal application will magically open up, and you can get started. Just click on the Siri button at the top right corner of your screen and say Siri open Terminal. With Siri, you can open the Terminal application without typing. Step 3: You will see the Terminal application show up as Terminal.app. Step 2: Once the Spotlight search popup has appeared on your desktop, type Terminal in the text box. Step 1: Click on the Spotlight search icon (the magnifying glass) on the top right corner of your desktop or use the keyboard to open it by pressing on the COMMAND+SPACE BAR keys. Here’s a quick and easy way to start the Terminal application using Spotlight. Step 5: Double-click on Terminal.app to start it up. Step 4: Click on the Utilities folder to expand it, and under that, you should see Terminal. Step 3: Scroll down the list of applications until you see the Utilities folder. Step 2: Click on Applications in the left pane of the Finder window. Step 1: Open Finder using the method shown above. Step 4: Double-click on Terminal.app in the search results to start the Terminal application. Step 3: Type Terminal into the search field. Step 2: Click on the search field in the top right corner of Finder.

Step 1: Open Finder by clicking on it from the system dock. You can use finder to search for the application or navigate to it through the Applications shortcut in Finder. Like the name says, with Finder, you can find just about any application on your Mac, including Terminal. Step 4: Double-click on the Terminal icon to start the Terminal application. This will display the Terminal application in Launchpad. Step 3: Type Terminal in the search field. Step 2: With Launchpad open, find the search field at the top of the screen and click on it. Step 1: Open Launchpad by clicking on it from the system dock at the bottom of your desktop.

Use the following step to open Terminal from Launchpad quickly. Many feel it’s cumbersome to look through all the applications listed there, but if you use the search field at the top of Launchpad, you will rapidly find the app you need to open. Launchpad is the go-to method for many, and I will admit that it’s the one I use most often. Don’t be afraid to try them all and choose the one that works best for you. They are all relatively straightforward methods. Below, I will show you five quick ways to open the Terminal application on your Mac. Method 5: Creating a Shortcut for Terminal.Last edited by fedebsuse 14th August 2018 at 01:53 PM. The solution outlined in Edit #1 seemed to remove the CTRL+F10 shortcut for right-click menu. In that case the following worked: Browse to a folder, press CTRL+F10 (or, if your keyboard has it, use the 'menu' key, usually next to the right CTRL key on the keyboard).
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If someone is able to tweak what I've posted to show the full path in the terminal, that would be great.)Ī simpler approach if you don't want to use scripts: My original need for such a solution was due the difficulty in getting the the right-click menu on nautilus to work on folders with many files / subfolders and not enough empty space to right click on (I use the 'list view'). Environment variables can be set to get more details, as mentioned in this link, but I haven't played with them. (I don't see the full path in my terminal. Code: nautilus -q & nautilusNow upon browsing to any directory and pressing the keyboard shortcut should open gnome-terminal in that directory.
