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covertsurfer

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Jan 18, 2007
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How do I output a list of installed Applications on my iMac? One's that I've installed not system applications

Thanks

UPDATE: Found it!

Terminal....

navigate to the applications folder

Code:

ls > ~/Apps.txt
 
How do I output a list of installed Applications on my iMac? One's that I've installed not system applications

Thanks

UPDATE: Found it!

Terminal....

navigate to the applications folder

Code:

ls > ~/Apps.txt

Yah, well, ok. But that just outputs every file in the folder, it doesn't limit itself to apps, it doesn't limit itself to just files that you installed, and it doesn't list binary executables that don't end with .app. Worse, apps that aren't in that folder don't show up either. Apps can generally be installed anywhere.

Unfortunately I'm stuck on windoze so I have to shoot in the dark to give you a more complete command, but I'd use locate. This still doesn't show all binary executables, you'd need to find them and test them for the executable bit to find those.

This shows every .app package on the system (including standard apps).

locate *.app > ~/applist.txt
 
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