When I try to get the path of a file using ⌘ (Command)+
I
, it gives the path in a different way.I see this only after updating to Yosemite. It is not a text. How do I get it in the format
/Users/Myself/Documents/…
?
Answer
Just select the file itself in Finder and press CmdC or go to Edit » Copy. You can then paste the path directly to a terminal window.
Note that this will escape special characters.
If you want the path in human-readable form, you need to do the following:
- Open Utilities/Automator.app
- Create a new Service
- Set it to receive no input from Finder.app
- Drag Run AppleScript from the left pane to the right
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Paste the following into the field:
tell application "Finder" set sel to the selection as text set the clipboard to POSIX path of sel end tell
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It should look like this:
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Save the service under any name you like, e.g. Copy human-readable path.
This is part one. Now, set a keyboard shortcut:
- Head to » System Preferences » Keyboard » Shortcuts
- Go to the Services section and scroll down
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Set a keyboard shortcut for your service
Et voilà, now press that shorcut when you need the path of any selected Finder item.
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Source : Link , Question Author : Madusanka , Answer Author : slhck