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wwader | on: Useful built-in macOS command-line utilities
open -a is nice, i use it with alias, ex:

  alias qt='open -a "quicktime player"'
  alias vlc='open -a "vlc"'
FabHK | parent
At least for me (I've installed vlc via homebrew), there is a vlc binary in the PATH, and I can just vlc <filename>
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