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0 pointsfingerlocks8mo ago0 comments

> Then again, if you do work in the terminal, why do you navigate to the working directory via the UI Finder?

This right-click terminal complaint comes up all the time here and Reddit. Always thought it was so weird.

But then the other day I wasted an hour of my life digging through Microsoft Teams APIs trying to figure out if I could hack up a way to pipe a file directly to a chat and avoid using Finder.

And then it hit me: after I did the whole cumbersome drag-file-to-chat dance, I wanted to get the terminal path back to the file. and it would be really handy if that was a one or two click thing.

So yeah I guess if you’re forced to use some bullshit software like Teams, that feature makes sense.

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_thisdot8mo ago

Not sure if this helps. But you can copy a file and paste it in your terminal for the path to appear.

fingerlocksOP8mo ago

Marginally different from dragging it into the terminal. Worse actually, because you can overload the NSPasteboard handler and perform a custom action on the file when you paste it instead of only getting the path.

I guess the only point I’m making is that it’s possible there is some pathological reason why so many people want an “open in terminal from finder” feature. And maybe they are too embarrassed to explain why because they are employed by shitty companies that give little executive function over their workflow. All they want is a little bit of relief from their sadness, just one right-click shortcut to take the pain away for a brief moment.

Or maybe they’re all just weirdos, who knows.

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