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Is there a way to do Command+Spacebar to open the spotlight search on macOS Mojave, and then give the path of a folder you want to open?

For example:

 "open ~/Documents/File"

or some equivalent.

If this isn't possible by default are there any extension to do this? I was looking at Flashlight but was unsure if I needed it.

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    Just to clarify, do you mean "give the path of a file you want to open" not "give the path of a folder you want to open" in your first sentence? Cmd+Space will open (and remember) a directory/folder such as ~/Documents/Whatever/ which will then open in Finder when you press enter...
    – lx07
    Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 19:05

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If you open Spotlight and type in the path of a specific folder and hit return that folder will open on your desktop in Finder. Put the full pathname but don't put open in the Spotlight search window.

Example: To open my python folder I type the following in the Spotlight window. /User/myname/python . Now when I hit the return key the folder opens.

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    @user3439894 I got it right 2 out of three times! Good for me! lol
    – Natsfan
    Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 21:47
  • BTW You can type ~/python too.
    – user3439894
    Commented Oct 4, 2019 at 21:52

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