- Open Automator
- Create a new Service
- Set “Service receives selected” to
files or foldersinany application - Add a
Run Shell Scriptaction - Set the script action to
/usr/local/bin/atom -n "$@" - Set “Pass input” to
as arguments - Save as
Open in Atom
Let's repeat the steps above for a second entry, this time to add files or folders to an existing Atom window
- Open Automator
- Create a new Service
- Add a
Run Shell Scriptaction - Set “Service receives selected” to
files or foldersinany application - Set the script action to
/usr/local/bin/atom -a "$@" - Set “Pass input” to
as arguments - Save as
Add to Atom
You can assign a global shortcut to run the services we just created
- Open “System Preferences”
- Select “Keyboard” then the “Shortcuts” tab
- In the left pane, click on “Services”
- In the right pane, scroll to “Files and Folders”
- Select “Open in Atom” (or “Add to Atom”) and click “add shortcut”
- Select a shortcut
You might want to rename or edit the items we just created
- Activate Finder
- Click on “Finder” in the Apple menu, select “Services” then “Services Preferences”
- In the right pane, scroll to “Files and Folders” and scroll to the item you want to edit
- Right click the item and select “Open in Automator”
- Edit and save
Alternatively, you can edit the workflow (e.g. ~/Library/Services/Open in Atom.workflow) in your preferred text editor
Trying to get this to work on my mac, but fails to get the atom action script to show up in the shell automation. I did install the shell commands through atom like si458 mentioned above. If I do it through atom I don't get a password question so I also installed it through command line
sudo apm install atom-shell-commands. Any clues to why im missing the action?Side note
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