Command line alias for Positron executable in MacOS

[wahalulu]

VSCode comes with the code shortcut (at least for MacOS), and you can open files or VSCode from the command line. This is very useful when you're working in the IDE and want to open a specific file.

I noticed the Positron executable is in the /Applications/Positron.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron path, and I created a symlink to it called pt. However when I use the pt alias I get a few errors (see below.).

What is the proper way of creating an alias or symlink to be able to lunch Positron from the command line? Is this a planned feature?

[0826/163614.097851:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.097851:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[16832:0826/163614.117646:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(989)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=5
[16832:0826/163614.118540:ERROR:network_service_instance_impl.cc(599)] Network service crashed, restarting service.
[0826/163614.157094:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.157145:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[16832:0826/163614.157774:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(989)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=5
[16832:0826/163614.158012:ERROR:network_service_instance_impl.cc(599)] Network service crashed, restarting service.
[0826/163614.191061:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.191235:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[16832:0826/163614.191602:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(989)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=5
[16832:0826/163614.192711:ERROR:network_service_instance_impl.cc(599)] Network service crashed, restarting service.
[0826/163614.224508:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.224580:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[16832:0826/163614.225774:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(989)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=5
[16832:0826/163614.226752:ERROR:network_service_instance_impl.cc(599)] Network service crashed, restarting service.
[0826/163614.256427:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.256881:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[16832:0826/163614.257760:ERROR:network_service_instance_impl.cc(599)] Network service crashed, restarting service.
[16832:0826/163614.258446:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(989)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=5
[0826/163614.287478:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.287478:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[16832:0826/163614.303421:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(989)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=5
[16832:0826/163614.303721:ERROR:network_service_instance_impl.cc(599)] Network service crashed, restarting service.
[0826/163614.336615:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.336615:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[16832:0826/163614.341023:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(989)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=5
[16832:0826/163614.342022:ERROR:network_service_instance_impl.cc(599)] Network service crashed, restarting service.
[0826/163614.372510:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app
[0826/163614.372541:FATAL:electron_main_delegate_mac.mm(67)] Unable to find helper app

[jmcphers]

Positron's equivalent is (unimaginatively) positron. Run this command to install it on your PATH:

Does that do what you want?

[wahalulu]

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