openmacapp

Searches and starts an OSX app from the commandline, a fragment of the applications name is enough to find it.

Usage:
  openmacapp.py [options] <name>

Options:
  -h --help     Show this screen.
  -v --verbose  Verbose

author  : rabshakeh (erik@a8.nl)
project : devenv
created : 31-05-15 / 11:08

Example:

openmacapp word

if there's only one possible match, start the app

$> aopen 1p
opening: 1Password 
$>

if there is more then 1 posibility, ask user which app to start

$> openmacapp word
Which one? (default: q, quit: q)?
 1. 1Password.app
 2. Microsoft Word.app
$: 2
ok: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Word.app 
$>

Configuration:

The program looks for the file "~/.openmacapp", this file contains the basepaths. If it's not there a default one is written, the default contains the following searchpaths

• /Applications
• ~/Applications
• ~/Documents/Applications
• /usr/local/share/applications
• ~/Library/Workflows/Applications
• /Library/Documentation/Applications
• /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications
• /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Shared Applications