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How to connect notes with links in Notes.app?
I have lots of notes and want to connect some of them to each other.
We can add links with CMD + K and I know we can run other apps with links like reminders://.
Is there any URL scheme to create a ...
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Open URL as File
If I go to an application and open a file, such as using Cmd-O, is there some way to enter a URL, so that I can open a file directly from the web?
For example, in a graphics application, I would like ...
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Source a script from a URL in bash
I gather this should work in bash:
source <(curl -s https://example.com/script.sh)
or
bash <(curl -s https://example.com/script.sh)
or
curl -s https://example.com/script.sh | source /dev/...
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Safari search/url bar resets on change
I'm using the latest Safari but have noticed this in previous versions too.
When I'm on some page, http://example.com/page/111
And I'm trying to type and go to another page http://example.com/page/...
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In AppleScript, how to open a URL location that contains a hash (#)?
I have a workflow written in Alfred that when opening a URL location in AppleScript, the URL will be urlencoded() which effectively breaks:
open location "https://example.com/#hello" & ...
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Batch download URLs from a .txt file
I have a .txt file with URL's on a separate line.
http://www.apple.com
http://www.google.com
http://www.reuters.com
I would like to download these webpages as a page source (a .html file) so I can ...
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Finder does not open URL to file path
in the past, I used to click an URL to a local file in any application (e.g., TextEdit) and the finder or Path Finder would open.
An example for such an URL is file:///Users/username/Library/Mobile%...
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I can no longer see the url from where I have downloaded a file in Get Info, can I get that back?
I always used to use Get Info to see the URL where I've downloaded a file. Image, PDF, data. Now I can't see this field anymore in any of my recent downloads. I don't see it for old files or new.
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Open all youtube links with different app
I'm looking for a solution on macOS to make all youtube.com or youtu.be links automatically open in another app, decided by me, like /Applications/Brave Browser.app for example. All while keeping ...
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Click to Chat URL for WhatsApp not opening the WhatsApp app on iPhone
When SMS with shortened Click to Chat URL for WhatsApp is received on the iPhone, clicking it leads me to the App Store instead of opening chat in WhatsApp, despite WhatsApp being installed on the ...
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How to play .m3u playlist on iOS, given its URL?
When clicking on a URL for an M3U playlist on an iPhone, it opens in Safari as a blank, gray webpage, and no audio plays.
How can I play an M3U playlist on an iPhone, given the URL to the playlist? ...
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How do I create a SSB for Outlook web mail using Fluid?
Has anyone successfully created a fluid app for outlook web mail (aka live mail)? I've tried but either the site opens in my web browser or (after white listing variations of the site url) I get an ...
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How do I re-associate HTTP links with my browser in OS X?
I installed iTerm2 the other day, and was playing around with it. In the process I seemed to have messed up the handling of HTTP hyperlinks on my system. Sometimes (annoyingly, not every time, which ...
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Information missing from Safari location bar [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to fix Safari 6 on Mountain Lion that doesn’t show the full URL in the address bar unless I click it?
The address bar of Safari all of a sudden has stopped displaying full ...
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Using Javascript | Applescript to click button in Safari
I realize there are several threads about this and they are all very specific to certain website . My background is in Python, not Javascript or Applescript, and I'm confused on exactly how to achieve ...
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Is there any significance to the dimmed text in Safari 6?
Text in the address bar of Safari 6.0 is displayed differently than in previous versions. Prior to 6.0, all text was black
but in 6.0, all text after the domain is grey:
Is there any significance to ...
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Output clickable link in Terminal
I want to echo a clickable URL on ZSH/Terminal. The URL corresponds to a Kibana-query, which means it includes lots of funky characters. For technical reasons, I cannot use "shortened" ...
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iPhone - Remove URL in current tab
I have an iPhone running iOS 11.1.2. How do I remove the URL in my screen at the top of Safari so that I can type in a new search?
When I tap and hold, the only options I get are copy and paste and ...
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How can I open an application URL?
How can I open application URLs in Terminal or Alfred?
My Problem:
I use Airmail2 as default mail client as well as OmniFocus 2 to organize my work. Airmail2 allows to copy application URLs via EDIT→...
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What happens when someone in the US clicks on a GB itunes URL?
If I provide a GB url itunes link to an app, say
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id586088546
what would happen if someone in outside the UK, say in the states clicks on that? would it work or would ...
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Launching .NET Core executable when Custom URL is opened
I have a .NET Core app that needs to be opened from a custom URL. It would be passed something like myapp:<base64 params> and this would need to open the app.
Currently, I have a setup somewhat ...
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How to identify the originator of an URL call under iOS/iPadOS?
I am sometimes testing my apps on iPhone/iPad with Charles http PROXY to debug URL calls. I have noticed, that when I lock my iPhone and Charles is still running, I can see various URL connect calls ...
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Unable to redirect Salesforce links to Salesforce App
I'm unable to open the Salesforce links in Salesforce App. The links are directly opening in Safari, but they need to open in the Salesforce App rather than the browser.
Is there some settings ...
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Someone keeps sending me a link via bluetooth - how to stop them without disabling bluetooth?
In my Macbook, I keep getting a popup about a website link sent from an iPhone:
I didn't even know about that feature, but anyway - the link is some random chinese website every time. Whenever I open ...
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What is different between itms vs itms-apps when opening url from device
I've an app in appstore and when it has an update the link was given in the format itms://itunes.com/apps/[AppName] Now I've recently uploaded a new version of my app and from the older app when I ...
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Stop Apple Notes in iPad auto creating unnecessary hyperlink on handwritten text
This is happening sometimes when I start drawing on ipad notes
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Open a URL with parameterized query arguments (URL-encode)
I need to invoke a custom URL for a macOS GUI app from a terminal (shell) command.
I also need to be able to pass arguments to the URL's query section.
It might look like this:
path=/Volumes/MyDisk
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Opening Google/YouTube URLs in Chrome by default when Safari is default browser
Safari is my default browser, and I like it that way. But I want to open Google URLs (Google Docs, YouTube, etc.) in Chrome by default, e.g., when I click on a link in Mail. Is there a system-level ...
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Is there a way to get Mavericks to mount AFP URLs the old way, by mounting the share point, and not the enclosing folder?
Before Mavericks, if I clicked this URL or pasted it into the Finder's Connect to Server dialog:
afp://server.example.com/Share/Path/To/Folder/File.txt
The server's "Share" share point would mount ...
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Automator list of urls - no results
I have a list of URLs as input, and I'm trying to get image on the pages in order to download them. I'm filtering the text and passing it to the 'Get Image URLs from Webpage' action, but it's not ...
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Chrome Page Monitor equivalent for ipad
Is there an equivalent to Page Monitor or an app for iOS? Using ipad 4
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Browser Custom Protocol unsafe
Using other helpful answers on the StackExchange community I have a custom URI protocol registered on a client's machine. It points to a simple AppleScript that we can then change as needed. In ...
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Auto switch input source to English when entering Spotlight, typing URL in Safari, etc
I don't have files with non-english names, and don't type non-latin URL's, so question is how to auto switch system input source in these occasions.
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iPhone shortcut to check whether URL is already open in Chrome
Because I use Chrome as my default browser (which does not allow for bookmarks in the Home Screen), I have created a bookmark using the Shortcuts app and the following commands:
Open URL in Chrome
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mac OS/iOS FindMy URL scheme: Possible to open a specific person/device/item directly?
Using the URL schemes
findmy://friend or friends
findmy://devices
findmy://items
opens the FindMy.app with the respective tab.
But has anyone figured out whether it's possible to also activate/mark ...
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Can I copy a URL from Safari address bar as percent-encoded string?
What Safari currently does is quite annoying, it copies the URLs as-is, for example:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/中國
While I understand why Safari does it (for human readability), many ...
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Drag email from mail.app to create a shortcut, not eml
The title is self-explainatory.
Once I succeeded, and there was .inetloc file including XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http:/...
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iOS Remote.app URL Scheme
I've discovered that Apple's Remote.app on iOS has a URL scheme. Opening remote:// opens the app. Does anyone know of any other ways to, say, open a certain playlist/shared library via this URL scheme?...
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Launch Center Pro URL-scheme syntax for launching an action
Recently I've been using the Workflow app to create home screen shortcuts that launch third party apps via their respective URL-schemes. This avoids the annoying initial time it takes LCP to load up ...
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inetloc files broken in Mojave 10.14.2
I usually distribute inetloc files to people who need to occasionally access shared drives... they're super convenient, and, since their existence, it's been possible to include passwords (though in ...
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How to save a bookmarklet link when using safari?
How can I save the link of a bookmarklet in iPad’s safari? For example any of the bookmarklets in the following website? When I touch and hold, an option to save the link is not offered.
http://...
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URL Scheme for switching between 3G and 4G
Just wondering if there is a URL scheme to switch between 3G and 4G networks.
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Base64 strings in URL
I'm having a problem with Base64 strings in URLs in El Capitan.
I'm sending notifications from a web platform to its users. Those emails are plain text and contain links to messages.
I have tried ...
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safari copy only plain link
I'm copying a link from Safari, via "Copy Image Link". When I'm pasting it to some places, like Messages.app, or some input fields on the Web (not every one, but many of them), I just get a file-name:
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Why doesn't Safari copy URL parameters of a link when using the 'copy' from menu?
I found a strange behaviour on Safari that seems to be affecting URL sharing.
If I copy the url by selecting all coping it I can share the full link. Such as www.somesite.com/somepage?params=somename&...
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iOS (12.1) google shows "title" in address bar, how?
Using HTML, JS, or anything that can be loaded into the iOS browser, Im trying to find a way to modifiy the URL bar to show something other than the URL (title, text, anything).
From what I have read ...
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How to change URL handler for firefox?
Basically I want firefox to open URLs starting with "ssh://whoever@wherever" using iterm2.
Unfortunately I didn't pay attention - the first time I tried this, Mac Os suggested to use Terminal, and ...
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WhatsApp URL scheme
Can't get the Whatsapp url scheme to work. Something as simple as
whatsapp://send?text={{Hello World!}}
sends me to the last chats window where I can select a group/contact and I get a prepopulated ...
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How can I create a custom behavior for a URL scheme?
I would like a specific URL scheme, magnet:, to run a command in Terminal.
For example:
magnet:?xt=urn:bKKH
Would execute:
myCommand "magnet:?xt=urn:bKKH"
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Print Excel sheet with hyperlinks to PDF format while retaining links
Hej,
I'm trying to print Excel 2011 sheet with hyperlinks into pdf format, but the output file doesn't retain hyperlinks.
Is there a way to preserve them in output format?
