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Tyler McAdams · Aug 1, 2005, 08:08 AM

I've got a mac that I gave to a family member which I have ssh access to for upkeep... I was wondering if there is a way to start the vnc session from the vncosx app in the applications folder from the cmd line?

Chris O'Brien · Aug 1, 2005, 08:23 AM

Just use `open'. For example:
open /Applications/iSync.app

Tyler McAdams · Aug 1, 2005, 09:19 AM

Oh! nice! thanks for the help.

Mithras · Aug 1, 2005, 10:27 AM

or just open -a "Appname"
e.g.
open -a "Microsoft Word"
open -a "OSXVnc"

Jellytussle · Aug 1, 2005, 02:02 PM

In the case of OSXvnc, the executable is symlinked to the root of the app, so /Applications/OSXvnc.app/OSXvnc-server would launch the executable. You can pass arguments to this as well, so /Applications/OSXvnc.app/OSXvnc-server -rfbport 5901 would listen on port 5901 (useful if they have enabled the Apple vnc server on its default port).