1

I am trying to add a ⌘ Command T shortcut for opening a terminal session in a given directory on macOS but for some reason after I put the shortcut in Keyboard Shortcut and then Service. When I press a ⌘ Command T, I get a new tab in Finder and not a shell.

Attempted to reset to defaults but that did not fix the issue.

How do I set up an automation so pressing those keys does an action inside terminal app on macOS?

Here's a screen shot

For reset I just click the Restore Defaults button.

Improve this question
12
  • 1
    Can you explain what “ Attempted to reset to defaults” looks like? We might also need a screen shot of how you are trying to add the shortcut to make sense of the work you’ve got into this. The intended results are clear so that’s super.
    – bmike ♦
    Commented Jan 14 at 3:43
  • @bmike Thanks Mike, I added a screenshot.
    – CupOfGreenTea
    Commented Jan 14 at 3:47
  • 1
    Just some friendly, practical advice… Don’t override the system keyboard shortcuts because it will cause issues like what you’re experiencing. Cmd-T is predefined to open a new Finder Tab.
    – Allan
    Commented Jan 14 at 3:48
  • You can do it by changing the default New Tab command to something else - see How do I add, change or remove a key command from a menu item? - but I agree it's unwise to try replacing what are essentially global key commands.
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Jan 14 at 8:07
  • My question is how to fix the services which are clearly non functional.
    – CupOfGreenTea
    Commented Jan 14 at 13:48

0

Reset to default

You must log in to answer this question.

Browse other questions tagged .