How do I open a directory in Hammerspoon?
I would like to open a directory on Hammerspoon using a keyboard shortcut. To open any applications with a shortcut, you use the following:
hs.hotkey.bind({"ctrl"}, "n", function()
hs.application.launchOrFocus("Safari")
end
)
However, this does not work on the filesystem. For example, if you want to open ~/Dropbox
, what method should you follow to open the application?
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I'm not sure if there is an API specifically suited for this task, but I found that one solution is to bind keys to execute a shell command on Hammerspoon (via hs.execute()
).
local function directoryLaunchKeyRemap(mods, key, dir)
local mods = mods or {}
hs.hotkey.bind(mods, key, function()
local shell_command = "open " .. dir
hs.execute(shell_command)
end)
end
directoryLaunchKeyRemap({"ctrl"}, "1", "/Applications")
This allows you to open the directory /Applications
via ⌃+ 1.
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