OSX Terminal

Just discovered an interesting thing in the OSX Terminal application (the one that lets you get to UNIX).

Already knew that “tab” autocompletes whatever you might be typing. But if you drag a folder from the desktop onto the terminal application, it pastes the path to that app into the terminal window. For example, I do:

[obtainium:~] justfred# cd

…then grab one of the disks from the desktop and drop it on the terminal, it puts in

[obtainium:~] justfred# cd /Volumes/Backups/Backup_Folder

Have I mentioned I really dig OSX?

(later) Well, Bill be damned – it works in Windows, too. ‘Course it uses those ridiculous backslashes.

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