Opening PDF Files in Bash Shell on Macs

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Start date Jun 30, 2008
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To open a PDF file in the bash shell on a Mac, the command "open path/to/file.pdf" is sufficient. For users needing to access a PDF located on a different computer cluster, port forwarding may be necessary to access the file. The command "open -a /Applications/Preview.app path/to/file.pdf" can also be used, but is more complex than needed for basic file opening.

Jun 30, 2008

hoffmann

how do i open a PDF file in the bash shell on a mac?

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Jun 30, 2008

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Code:

open -a /Applications/Preview.app path/to/file.pdf

Jun 30, 2008

shoehorn

D H said:

Actually, it should be simpler than that. On mine (Leopard), the following does the trick:

Code:

open path/to/file.pdf

Jun 30, 2008

hoffmann

thanks guys -- i actually had to use port forwarding since the file was located on another computer cluster.

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