How to open google chrome from terminal?

Question

I'm trying to create an alias that opens google chrome to localhost. Port 80 in this case.

I'd also really like to be able to be in any git directory and have it open that specific project in the browser, but I'm not sure if that's even possible.

How do I open google chrome from the terminal?
What alias could I use to open the current git project in the browser?

More Details:

My localhost is set to port 80.
I store my git repositories in ~/Sites/ - meaning if I wanted to view any project in the browser it would be found here: http://localhost/FILENAME

Thank You

http://askubuntu.com/questions/234663/what-command-should-i-type-to-run-chrome-from-the-terminal — Yavor, Jan 14 '16 at 18:23
If you are using Git Bash, then this will answer your question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14348840/opening-chrome-from-command-line You would run: `start chrome "http://localhost"` — ordonezalex, Jan 14 '16 at 18:23
If chrome is your default browser, `open http://localhost` will do. — glenn jackman, Jan 14 '16 at 18:37

score 141 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 31 '19 at 19:33

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From the macOS Terminal, use open with the -a flag and give the name of the app you want to open. In this case "Google Chrome". You may pass it a file or URL you want it to open with.

open -a "Google Chrome" index.html

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answered Jan 31 '17 at 11:11

John

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I just added `alias chrome="open -a 'Google Chrome'"` to my `.zshrc` file. Thank you! – skillit zimberg Jan 04 '20 at 01:44
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how do you pass flags – Muhammad Umer Feb 12 '21 at 20:21
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@MuhammadUmer To pass flags e.g. `--disable-web-security`, use `open -a "Google Chrome" --args --disable-web-security` – Rick Andrews Aug 08 '22 at 08:29
If Chrome is your default browser, just `open index.html` works as well. – Cees Timmerman Aug 09 '23 at 07:48

score 43 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 31 '19 at 19:50

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On Linux, just use this command in a terminal:

google-chrome

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answered Jun 21 '18 at 11:48

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Worth noting that, unlike `xdg-open` (or `open` on macOS) for using the default browser, `google-chrome` runs _synchronously_, i.e., blocks the calling shell until the newly opened tab is closed; appending `&` makes it asynchronous. – mklement0 Jul 31 '19 at 20:19
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In what scenario did it run in sync? I wasn't able to reproduce the sync behaviour you talked about, @mklement0 , always works async to me, never waits for tab to close. – Íhor Mé Aug 14 '19 at 05:51
@ÍhorMé: Google Chrome 76.0.3809.87 on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. – mklement0 Aug 15 '19 at 03:51
I'm also on that. Actually, now I find I do get this exp with `google-chrome http://example --no-sandbox`. And when I run without --no-sandbox I don't, but I can't run without that one under root. Throws `[32610:32610:0815/130649.955364:ERROR:zygote_host_impl_linux.cc(89)] Running as root without --no-sandbox is not supported. See https://crbug.com/638180.` – Íhor Mé Aug 15 '19 at 10:07

score 32 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 12 '18 at 16:08

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If you just want to open the Google Chrome from terminal instantly for once then open -a "Google Chrome" works fine from Mac Terminal.

If you want to use an alias to call Chrome from terminal then you need to edit the bash profile and add an alias on ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc file.The steps are below :

Edit ~/.bash_profile or ~/.zshrc file and add the following line alias chrome="open -a 'Google Chrome'"
Save and close the file.
Logout and relaunch Terminal
Type chrome filename for opening a local file.
Type chrome url for opening url.

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answered Sep 10 '17 at 23:56

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bash has a `~/.bashrc` as well. I would not recommend aliases in `~/.profile`, that is more about env variable. – Ulysse BN Oct 26 '18 at 08:22
What is the -a ? I can't find it in the docs. – sheriffderek Jan 11 '23 at 02:35

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 31 '19 at 19:59

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UPDATE:

How do I open google chrome from the terminal?

Thank you for the quick response. open http://localhost/ opened that domain in my default browser on my Mac.

What alias could I use to open the current git project in the browser?

I ended up writing this alias, did the trick:

# Opens git file's localhost; ${PWD##*/} is the current directory's name
alias lcl='open "http://localhost/${PWD##*/}/"'

Thank you again!

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answered Jan 14 '16 at 18:54

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If someone else wants to use it inside a Makefile on linux, it worked for me when I used `xdg-open`. Found the tip here https://stackoverflow.com/a/35811643/1594227 – ricardorover Apr 02 '22 at 20:44

score 6 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 31 '20 at 08:30

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just type

google-chrome

it works. Thanks.

answered Mar 31 '20 at 08:30

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does not work in macOS Catalina. However just using open works if chrome is your default browser. – Ariel Mirra Apr 07 '20 at 23:00
actually, i do work in ubuntu, and its working fine. But am not sure in macOS. – Y. Joy Ch. Singha Apr 08 '20 at 05:37

score 6 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 27 '21 at 10:57

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For macOS you can use this command:

open -a Google\ Chrome "https://google.com"

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score 4 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 08 '20 at 16:38

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on mac terminal (at least in ZSH): open stackoverflow.com (opens site in new tab in your chrome default browser)

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score 3 · Answer 8 · edited Dec 13 '20 at 00:27

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Use command

google-chrome-stable

We can also use command

google-chrome

To open terminal but in my case when I make an interrupt ctrl + c then it get closed so I would recommend to use google-chrome-stable instead of google-chrome

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answered Dec 12 '20 at 23:26

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score 2 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 20 '19 at 21:33

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In Terminal, type open -a Google\ Chrome

This will open Google Chrome application without any need to manipulate directories!

answered Oct 20 '19 at 21:33

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Paweł Witek · Answer 10 · 2021-10-15T11:25:01.013

On linux [ubuntu] in terminal, write:

google-chrome 'https://google.com' 2> /dev/null

ending part 2> /dev/null ommits output from command in terminal and allows to type without disturbing comments from that command.

for new-ones in scripting (linux users):
u can also create some nice readable function in ~/.bashrc directory like:

open(){
    google-chrome $1 2> /dev/null
}

and in terminal using it like this:

open htts://google.com

score 2 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 31 '22 at 01:56

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For Windows:

start chrome "https://www.google.com"

answered Oct 31 '22 at 01:56

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