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]]> By: David http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-8015 David Tue, 13 May 2008 00:46:31 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-8015 Is there a way to export/capture the quicklook thumbnail as an image? It seems this should be basic or at least easy to do, but I can't find anything on Google. Hrm... If not, what's the easiest way to automate turning HTML links to PDFs into the thumbnails of those PDFs? Is there a way to export/capture the quicklook thumbnail as an image? It seems this should be basic or at least easy to do, but I can’t find anything on Google.

Hrm…

If not, what’s the easiest way to automate turning HTML links to PDFs into the thumbnails of those PDFs?

]]> By: Pecos Bill http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7933 Pecos Bill Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:39:18 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7933 Actually, save yourself the navigation in the Finder. Just do > open . and the Finder will open a new window with that path. Actually, save yourself the navigation in the Finder. Just do
> open .

and the Finder will open a new window with that path.

]]> By: Kevin Bullock http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7932 Kevin Bullock Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:02:08 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7932 Speaking of <code>open</code>, I added the following to my .bashrc: <code>function open () { if [ -z "$*" ]; then /usr/bin/open . else /usr/bin/open "$@" fi }</code> Now instead of typing <code>open .</code>, I can just type <code>open</code>. Speaking of open, I added the following to my .bashrc:

function open () {
if [ -z "$*" ]; then
/usr/bin/open .
else
/usr/bin/open “$@”
fi
}

Now instead of typing open ., I can just type open.

]]> By: kL http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7931 kL Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:18:52 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7931 You navigate in finder!? open . Voila! You navigate in finder!?

open .

Voila!

]]> By: Ciarán Walsh http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7930 Ciarán Walsh Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:15:12 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7930 I always used to simply do <code>open «filename». This is basically equivalent to double-clicking the file in Finder, so images or PDFs will open in Preview. Then you can just hit ?Q to quit when you’re done. I always used to simply do open «filename». This is basically equivalent to double-clicking the file in Finder, so images or PDFs will open in Preview. Then you can just hit ?Q to quit when you’re done.

]]> By: Ed Brannin http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7929 Ed Brannin Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:54:59 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7929 @Graeme Mathieson: I tried your version, and "local" only works in a function. Here's what I have now: <code> #!/bin/bash $(qlmanage -p "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 & ql_pid=$! read -sn 1 kill ${ql_pid}) > /dev/null 2>&1 </code> @Graeme Mathieson:

I tried your version, and “local” only works in a function. Here’s what I have now:


#!/bin/bash
$(qlmanage -p "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 &
ql_pid=$!
read -sn 1
kill ${ql_pid}) > /dev/null 2>&1

]]> By: Alden http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7928 Alden Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:41:28 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7928 More bash-fu - eliminate the need for a script that you have to alias and keep track of and just add the following to your ~/.bashrc : # Display files in Quick Look function ql () { (qlmanage -p "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 & local ql_pid=$! read -sn 1 kill ${ql_pid}) > /dev/null 2>&1 } # Display any filetype as plain text function qlt () { (qlmanage -p -c public.plain-text "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1 & local ql_pid=$! read -sn 1 kill ${ql_pid}) > /dev/null 2>&1 } More bash-fu - eliminate the need for a script that you have to alias and keep track of and just add the following to your ~/.bashrc :

# Display files in Quick Look
function ql ()
{
(qlmanage -p “$@” > /dev/null 2>&1 &
local ql_pid=$!
read -sn 1
kill ${ql_pid}) > /dev/null 2>&1
}
# Display any filetype as plain text
function qlt ()
{
(qlmanage -p -c public.plain-text “$@” > /dev/null 2>&1 &
local ql_pid=$!
read -sn 1
kill ${ql_pid}) > /dev/null 2>&1
}

]]> By: Thomas http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7927 Thomas Fri, 09 Nov 2007 09:50:49 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7927 To force quicklook to display a file as plaintext you can use the -c switch: qlmanage -p -c public.plain-text "$2" >& /dev/null & To force quicklook to display a file as plaintext you can use the -c switch:

qlmanage -p -c public.plain-text “$2″ >& /dev/null &

]]> By: srhaber http://srhaber.com/blog/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7926 srhaber Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:48:46 +0000 http://www.srhaber.com/2007/11/04/quick-look-from-the-command-line/#comment-7926 @Will Thanks for the tip. "killall qlmanage -p" works just as well, and is much less verbose. @Will

Thanks for the tip. “killall qlmanage -p” works just as well, and is much less verbose.

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