Starting OS X apps using Darwin

[CornBread]

I would like to be able to start OS X applications from the terminal prompt...is this possible? The 'ps' command does not describe currently running OS X apps (it doesn't even show that Apache is cookin) so I'm a bit confused as to how to monitor all system processes (OS X and Darwin) if I'm ssh'd into my machine remotely. Is there some literature somewhere describing the information I'm looking for? I've searched in vain...now I turn to YOU, steadfast Apple community, for the answer to my boggle.

Thanks for any help you may provide...

 

[rman]

The ps command does show the process running. Enter man ps to see what option you may want to use (i.e. ps -ef). Also the command top will give you a continuous look at the processes that are running.

 

[haize]

I would like to be able to start OS X applications from the terminal prompt...is this possible? The 'ps' command does not describe currently running OS X apps (it doesn't even show that Apache is cookin) so I'm a bit confused as to how to monitor all system processes (OS X and Darwin) if I'm ssh'd into my machine remotely. Is there some literature somewhere describing the information I'm looking for? I've searched in vain...now I turn to YOU, steadfast Apple community, for the answer to my boggle.

Thanks for any help you may provide...

Hi !

OSX (Cocoa) Applications are packages (folders) that contain lots of files.
The real programm file is in [application_u_want]/Contents/MacOS/[name_of_the_app_u_want]
I give u an example :
I wanna start Safari from the Terminal : i type :
/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
This will launch the app as if u had clicked onto Safari.app
U can also exit the application by typing in the same term shell : Control-C

So u can write scripts to launch appz when u start ur comp...

 

[resrc]

starting apps from terminal

go to /Applications and just type 'open Safari' (without semicolons).

No need to go into /Applications/Safari/Contents/....

 

[XmacgeniusX]

you will need the .app extension