running applications from the unix prompt

[ghanwani]

If I'm browsing my directories in the terminal using unix commands, is it possible to start an applications such as Pages directly from the prompt?

I do most of my file management via unix, but when I need to edit or view something, I go through the Finder which is kind of a pain.

In Windows, just typing the file name at the command prompt would bring up the file in the appropriate application (based on file extension).

Thanks,
Anoop

 

[mulo]

you can with CLI apps, never tried with GUI apps

 

[Detektiv-Pinky]

open /Applications/TextEdit.app/ opens TextEdit

 

[ghanwani]

open /Applications/TextEdit.app/ opens TextEdit

Beautiful...just what I was looking for! It works for all applications!!!
So now at the command prompt if I type:

open /Applications/iWork\ \'09/Pages.app/ foo.doc, then it opens up Pages with foo.doc.

Now all I need to do is create aliases/functions for all the apps and I'll be able to just type "Pages foo.doc" from any directory and it will work.

Thanks!

Anoop