How can I open Podfile for editing

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I used CocoaPods with my app I noticed I can't open pod file and the file turn to exec file like the image down, I need to edit it to add new libraries.

use `nano` from terminal, or just drag and drop inside `text editor` like `sublime` — jose920405, Jul 11 '16 at 12:41
Right click on that and choose Open With option in that you can open your Podfile in TextEditor or TextWrangler. — Darshan Mothreja, Jul 11 '16 at 13:43
If you have the CocoaPods app installed: `open Podfile -a CocoaPods` from the Podfile directory in Terminal will open the Podfile for editing in the app. I'm not sure why this question was locked for being too broad. It is not too broad if the question asker has no idea where to start, which is a valid position to be in. — Nathan Hosselton, Apr 02 '18 at 17:56

score 47 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 11 '16 at 12:35

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Open the Podfile with TextEdit use terminal

 $ cd "your_project_location"
 $ open -a TextEdit Podfile

answered Jul 11 '16 at 12:35

Ahmed Abdallah

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thanks its help (-: – Roei Nadam Nov 07 '16 at 11:55
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Isn't textedit known to replace certain characters like " and ' with different ones? And corrupting the file because of this? Would recommend `open -a Xcode Podfile` instead – jorrebor Sep 06 '17 at 08:51
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It is recommended to use Xcode for editing Podfile rather than TextEdit since characters such as quotes are completely different in these two. – Jayprakash Dubey Nov 23 '17 at 10:58
I have a project in swift 2.3 version which has podfile in exec format.I want to upgrade it to swift 3.0 including podfiles.What are the steps I want to follow? – Raghuram Dec 11 '17 at 11:49

score 13 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 11 '16 at 13:57

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Open file from Terminal

vim Podfile

answered Jul 11 '16 at 13:57

Yakiv Kovalskyi

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how do u save it ??I use :q! to come out but it says didn't find any podfile – Akshay Jul 12 '17 at 10:52
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@Akshay use `:wq` – Yakiv Kovalskyi Jul 12 '17 at 14:00
@Yakiv Kovalsky this is the correct answer to open it. – Lance Samaria Oct 29 '17 at 21:55
You can also use "vi " or "sudo vi " for system config files. After pressing enter the file will open and press i to enter into insert mode only then you will able to edit the file after editing press Escape key then use :wq to save and exit. – Gurjinder Singh Sep 12 '18 at 16:17

score 12 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 11 '16 at 13:22

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I think you will try these steps :

1- $ cd Your file location

2- $ open -a Xcode Podfile

answered Jul 11 '16 at 13:22

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score 5 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 11 '16 at 12:49

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1.open podfile from terminal

$ cd "your_project_location that contain podfile"
$ nano Podfile

2.You can also open podfile using xcode

Right click to podfile and choose openwith xcode.

answered Jul 11 '16 at 12:49

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 11 '16 at 12:50

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Drag and drop it to TextEdit or open project in XCode and edit there.

answered Jul 11 '16 at 12:50

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