Command to open Sublime from OSX terminal

Question

Is there a way to open files using Sublime from OSX terminal:

Like this in Linux, but the equivalent in OSX:

gedit file.txt

Possible duplicate of [Sublime Text 3 and Terminal prompt for OS X Mavericks?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19543643/sublime-text-3-and-terminal-prompt-for-os-x-mavericks) — idleberg, Jul 25 '16 at 10:16

Zeynep Akkalyoncu · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-26T07:41:27.290

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You can also create a symbolic link to Sublime Text to launch it from the terminal with a simple command like "sublime path":

ln -s "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl" /usr/local/bin/sublime

You should change the installation path accordingly. It's also possible to use any other alias than sublime, but it's best to be explicit.

edited Jul 26 '16 at 07:41

answered Jul 26 '16 at 06:51

Zeynep Akkalyoncu

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 25 '16 at 10:06

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You can use the general command for opening files with an application, like:

open -a Sublime.app file.txt

answered Jul 25 '16 at 10:06

Renzo

If the question is about application program "Sublime Text", this would be the call for v. 2: `open -a Sublime\ Text\ 2.app file.txt`, probably likewise for v.3. – user3078414 Jul 25 '16 at 10:52
yes, it worked for me as `open -a /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/ text.js ` – Amr M. AbdulRahman Aug 14 '17 at 22:03

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 27 '22 at 11:06

This should work:

open /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app

If you want to keep sublime as an alias for future use you can add it to your .bash_profile:

echo "alias subl=\"open /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app\"" >> ~/.bash_profile
source ~/.bash_profile
sublime

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