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-- TerminalVim.app | |
-- This creates a shim Application that will enable you to open files from the Finder in vim using iTerm | |
-- To use this script: | |
-- 1. Open Automator and create a new Application | |
-- 2. Add the "Run Applescript" action | |
-- 3. Paste this script into the Run Applescript section | |
-- 4. Save the application as TerminalVim.app in your Applications folder | |
-- 5. In the Finder, right click on a file and select "Open With". In that window you can set TerminalVim as a default | |
on run {input, parameters} | |
tell application "iTerm" | |
create window with default profile | |
tell front window | |
tell current session | |
write text ("vim " & quote & POSIX path of input & quote & "; exit") | |
end tell | |
end tell | |
end tell | |
end run |
can this be a one line command not apple script
You want a one line command to open a file in vim? How about
vim myfile.txt
?
I success done this use
nvim.app
this app made by applescript
so I can open -a nvim.app filename
one line ~
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You want a one line command to open a file in vim? How about
vim myfile.txt
?