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Chris Williams
Chris Williams

Reputation: 12481

How do I open FileMerge.app on Mac OS 10.13+ and Xcode 9+?

I see FileMerge in the Xcode app bundle:

/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/FileMerge.app

I know I can open it on the command line using:

open /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/FileMerge.app

But there seems like there should be an easier way. How can I tell Spotlight about FileMerge so I can open it with the keyboard? Is there another way to launch it without having to use the command-line?

Upvotes: 30

Views: 25637

Answers (5)

Rodrigo
Rodrigo

Reputation: 580

On MacOS Catalina, you just need to open spotlight (cmd+space) and type "FileMerge".

Upvotes: 7

Hola Soy Edu Feliz Navidad
Hola Soy Edu Feliz Navidad

Reputation: 7072

The easiest way I found was open -a FileMerge

Upvotes: 12

Matt Joiner
Matt Joiner

Reputation: 118500

I had to do xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer in order to have opendiff be accessible (required for SourceTree).

Upvotes: 6

muchavie
muchavie

Reputation: 336

Symbolic links also work.

% cd /Applications

% ln -s Xcode.app/Contents/Applications/FileMerge.app/ .

Upvotes: 17

JW.
JW.

Reputation: 51638

Put an alias into the Applications folder. Spotlight and Launchpad will find it.

Upvotes: 8

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