Open .command files with kitty on macOS

[hughcrt]

It's not possible to open .command fille with kitty, whereas it's possible with most other terminal apps.

It's common for script to use .command file to run a terminal script. Until kitty doesn't support this feature, it means that we have to set another terminal application as the default app for .command files

[kovidgoyal]

Not sure what you are asking for. What is kitty supposed to do with a
.command file?? What is a .command file? What do you do with it?

[Luflosi]

It's possible to add MimeType definitions to the .desktop file, perhaps this is what he's asking for?

[kovidgoyal]

On Fri, Mar 05, 2021 at 02:49:28AM -0800, Luflosi wrote: It's possible to add `MimeType` definitions to the `.desktop` file, perhaps this is what he's asking for?

This is macOS so there are no .desktop files. I could certainly add .command as a handled filetype in info.plist but I dont really get the use case. This would require the .command file to be executable, and in any case after running it, kitty would instantly exit, so you would not be able to see the output.

[hughcrt]

Please look at this issue react-native-community/cli#303, and especially this comment react-native-community/cli#303 (comment)

It explains the use case

[kovidgoyal]

Sorry, I dont follow. There are people that want to run shell scripts by
right clicking on them?

[klooj]

@hughcrt

1. open finder & show hidden files
2. right click the ".command" file and select get info
3. select the open with dropdown and choose "other"
4. in the enable dropdown, select "all applications" then choose "kitty".

boom. done.

[hughcrt]

I've tried to look a bit more in depth at the problem.

When using react native, at one point the script is trying to execute a file named launchPackager.command. It's a simple executable shell script. It could have been a .sh file, the problem would be the same.

The react-native cli opens the script by opening a new window with the default terminal application. It's similar to opening the script from the Finder.

When trying to setting kitty as the default app for this kind of file as @klooj explained, I get this error:
`The document "launchPackager.command" could not be opened. kitty cannot open files in the "Terminal shell script" format.

I can execute shell scripts by opening files in the finder with Terminal.app and iTerm, but it doesn't work with kitty.