How can I open a URL in Google Chrome from the terminal in OS X?

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This is what I'm trying:

/usr/bin/open -a "/Applications/Google Chrome.app" --args 'http://google.com/'

It focuses Chrome but does not open the URL.

cobbal · Answer 1 · 2011-10-18 04:44:44Z

up vote 4 down vote accepted

If you remove the --args it seems to work fine, since --args can only affect things on first launch (it changes what main gets called with)

answered Oct 18 '11 at 4:44

weird. seems like i used to have to use them. thanks. – cwd Oct 18 '11 at 4:48

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user7541 · Answer 2 · 2011-10-18 04:45:59Z

up vote 2 down vote

Get rid of the --args. open already knows how to handle URLs.

answered Oct 18 '11 at 4:45

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