Open Terminal in a folder (MacOS)

[Grahame Grieve]

I'd like to start a new terminal in a particular folder when the user clicks on the appropriate button. What's the recommended way to start at terminal at a specific location on OSX

My windows code:
proc := TProcess.create(nil);
    try
      proc.CurrentDirectory := FilePath([FManager.FCurrent.FFolder]);
      proc.CommandLine := 'cmd';
      for i := 1 to GetEnvironmentVariableCount do
        begin
        s := GetEnvironmentString(i);
        proc.Environment.Add(s+'=' + GetEnvironmentVariable(s));
      end;
      proc.Execute;
    finally
      proc.free;
    end;     

[Zvoni]

Since MacOS is based on *nix: Isn't the "open"-command also working for Folders? Especially since on *nix Folders are files, too... (or even on Windows if memory serves...)
btw: CommandLine is deprecated
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1. proc.Executable:='/bin/open';
2. proc.Parameters.Add(MyPathToFolder);
3. proc.Execute;
4.  

[Grahame Grieve]

executable not found: "/bin/open"

[Grahame Grieve]

/bin/zsh doesn't cause an error, but no terminal appears

[Zvoni]

executable not found: "/bin/open"

https://wiki.freepascal.org/TProcess

Presumably on Linux/Unix: you must specify the full path to the executable. For example '/bin/cp' instead of 'cp'. If the program is in the standard PATH then you can use the function FindDefaultExecutablePath from the FileUtil unit of the LCL.

https://lazarus-ccr.sourceforge.io/docs/lazutils/fileutil/finddefaultexecutablepath.html

Execute in a Terminal "which open"
Should return the Path the "open"-command is located if it's in the PATH-variable

i used "/bin/open" just as an example

[trev]

The command to open a Terminal would be:

 /usr/bin/open -n /System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app

I have no idea how you would open the Terminal in a specific folder. Prepending the above with the usual UNIX "cd folder_name && " does not work. The Terminal is going to open in the user's home directory regardless of the starting directory.

There is a way to do it using the GUI, right-click on a folder and you have the option on the popup menu to "New Terminal at Folder".

[Zvoni]

The command to open a Terminal would be:

 /usr/bin/open -n /System/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app

I have no idea how you would open the Terminal in a specific folder. Prepending the above with the usual UNIX "cd folder_name && " does not work. The Terminal is going to open in the user's home directory regardless of the starting directory.

There is a way to do it using the GUI, right-click on a folder and you have the option on the popup menu to "New Terminal at Folder".

Huh?
https://superuser.com/questions/579796/what-arguments-does-the-macs-terminal-app-accept

I've found that running open -a Terminal /path/to/folder will open a new Terminal window at the given folder.

[Grahame Grieve]

open -a Terminal /path/to/folder works very nicely, thanks