Improvements
- Press F9 to open the focused selected file’s directory, or the selected folder, in a terminal.
- Choose the terminal application in Preferences. macOS Terminal is the default; enter
/Applications/iTerm.appto use iTerm2. - Show localized F2 Rename, F8 Trash, and F9 Terminal hints in the Files status bar, wrapping on narrow windows.
- Ignore F9 during text editing or modal dialogs and prevent repeated launches while the key is held.
Install or upgrade
brew update
brew upgrade --cask seedds/tap/cardinalFirst install: brew install --cask seedds/tap/cardinal.
The DMG targets Apple Silicon Macs running macOS 12 or later. The app is ad-hoc signed.
Validation
- 305 frontend tests and 42 native tests passed; the existing real-Trash test remains opt-in.
- TypeScript checking, frontend formatting, and the production build passed.
- Terminal and iTerm2 shell working directories verified on initial and repeated launches, including paths with spaces, quotes, and Unicode.
- Packaged app version, arm64 architecture, code signature, and DMG integrity verified.
SHA256 (Cardinal_0.1.27_aarch64.dmg):
dc09ba96163aeaf09f7b430ed8204bc5ae03503e62fa2e9eee899d2eddf55707