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Application software. Applications, or apps, for short, is software that runs on the computer.

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How can I launch a GUI app in Applications folder from command line?

I would like to launch a GUI app that is in the Applications folder from the command line as opposed to clicking the icon in the Finder or in the Dock. … When I went into the Applications, this is what it looked like: /Applications/IntelliJ IDEA 13 CE.app@16:16:42>ls -la total 40 drwxr-xr-x@ 10 myuser admin 340 Dec 17 14:07 . drwxrwxr-x+ 68 root …
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How to get a complete list of all applications installed?

Using OSX 10.8.4., I am having a hard time finding a complete list of all software applications installed on my Mac. … How do I get a complete list of all applications installed? …
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How to get Open File selector to show hidden files?

I am not sure if the same Open File module is shared among many applications that use it or each app has its own. …
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How to make a command line executable an application?

However, I would like to create a link to it that would wrap it up to become a proper Mac application (included in /Applications directory and all that). How do I do that? …
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