On Sunday, September 8, 2002, at 06:33 PM, Charles Albrecht wrote: > The docs - for open(1) in particular - might suggest something along the > lines of: > > `open -a "Microsoft Excel" $foo`
If the file has the correct creator code and/or extension, it's even easier. According to the docs for open(1), if the application name is omitted, the named file is opened just as if it were double-clicked in the Finder. So, I'd suggest something along the lines of: `open $foo`; sherm--