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I know this doesn't specifically answer your question, but if you only need to do this for Chrome, it has a flag that let's you set itself as the default browser: $ open -a "Google Chrome" --args --make-default-browser
23 lut 2014 · When the given browser is not the default browser and it is not open yet, the command opens the URL in both the given and the default browser at the same time. Hacky workaround which opens the (non-default) browser before opening the URL: open -a safari; sleep 2; open -a safari http://apple.stackexchange.com.
19 sie 2024 · No more need to go into browser settings searching for the location where to set a particular browser as your default browser. You can just set it by typing a simple two word command in Terminal!
18 cze 2011 · If you just want to open the browser, without a URL, use open with just the browser name: open /Applications/Safari.app. open /Applications/Firefox.app. etc. You can use open to open any application by name.
23 maj 2014 · Let's say I have an executable file called my_link_opener, how do I set it as the default browser? I have tried the following already, without success: Wrapping it as an .app. I tried using Appify and then setting the generated .app as my default browser in Safari.
26 lis 2016 · You can use the open command with the -a flag to open a file or location in Chrome (or any target application): open -a "Google Chrome" index.html. This also works with URLs, i.e. open -a "Google Chrome" http://www.apple.com. ---> I found this answer @ stack exchange, thanks to user "robmathers".
8 mar 2024 · If the web browser is Chrome/Chromium based (ie; Google Chrome, Brave, Microsoft Edge, Epic, etc) then you can use a flag specific to Chromium builds that allows you to set that browser as the default on the Mac, directly from the Terminal.
