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		mjs on Nov 6, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities Does `open` give focus? It used to, but since a few releases ago the app opens in the background, which is pretty annoying. My poor workaround is to use osascript: `tell application "System Events" to set frontmost of process "Finder" to true`

masswerk on Nov 6, 2024 | [–]

Apparently, it does. There is a -g flag (background) to prevent focus.

justletmein on Nov 6, 2024 | [–]

Isn’t open opening apps in the background a consequence of having “secure keyboard entry” enabled in Terminal.app?

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