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open or cd to the directory of a file path (See related posts)

# open directory of a file path
# can be used together with the [esc-.] key sequence
function odf() { /usr/bin/open "$(/usr/bin/dirname "$@")"; return 0; }

# cd to the directory of a file path
function cdf() { cd "$(/usr/bin/dirname "$@")"; return 0; }


ls -l /Library/Desktop\ Pictures/Nature/Tranquil\ Surface.jpg
ls -l /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Resources/ExecutableBinaryIcon.icns 

odf [esc-.]
cdf [esc-.]


odf /System/Library/SystemProfiler/SPFirewallReporter.spreporter/Contents/Resources/
cdf /System/Library/SystemProfiler/SPFirewallReporter.spreporter/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/Localizable.strings
to shell osx mac bash unix file open cd directory shortcut by jvs on Tue Sep 02 12:21:50 +0000 2008

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