Comments on: How To add “Open folder in Textmate” to Finder Context Menu

By: Henrique

Henrique — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:23:03 +0000

Great tip!

Using what Adam and Scott sad, but with the argument surrounded by double quotes avoiding problems with path that contain spaces.

/usr/local/bin/mate “$1″

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 04:38:44 +0000

Hey there:

Thanks for the tip. I’ve written a version of this workflow that uses slightly fewer steps and also works with paths that contain spaces. You can check it out here:

http://hoyvinglavin.tumblr.com/post/2708978813/opening-folders-in-textmate-via-finder-context-menus

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By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:10:19 +0000

Thanks Adam, that solved the double-loading issue for me as well.

Also, for whatever reason, the workflow wasn’t picking up my $PATH variable, so I actually had to enter:

/usr/local/bin/mate $1

as the shell script. Other than that, though, works like a charm!

By: Adam

Adam — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:54:33 +0000

To fix the “double” loading issue:

In the “Run Shell Script” Automator action, in the “Pass Input” drop down, change from “to stdin” to “as arguments”

Change the script:

FROM:
cat | xargs mate

TO:
mate $1

By: Barbara Hofmeister

Barbara Hofmeister — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:29:53 +0000

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By: Jesper Rønn-Jensen

Jesper Rønn-Jensen — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:38:54 +0000

@Daniel. Actually yes I have the same problem. Please let me know if you come up with a fix !

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:38:07 +0000

Nice tip, but somehow the folder or file I selected in Finder appears twice in the Textmate drawer. Do you have the same problem?

By: Joe Alba

Joe Alba — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:58:01 +0000

Great tip! I’ve been looking for this feature for a while now.

But for some reason, it isn’t working for me. I followed the steps, but this service does not appear when I right-click a folder.

I checked my ~/Library/Services folder, and the service I created was saved as ‘Open in TextMate.workflow’

Got any tips that could help me out? Does your service wind up with the .workflow extension also?

(I’m running Snow Leopard — upgraded from Leopard, not a fresh install.)