mate Command Examples

General-purpose text editor for macOS. More information: https://macromates.com/.

• Start TextMate:

mate

• Open specific files:

mate {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

• Specify the filetype of a file:

mate --type {{filetype}} {{path/to/file}}

• Open and wait until finished editing a specific file:

mate --wait {{path/to/file}}

• Open a file with the cursor at a specific line and column:

mate --line {{line_number}}:{{column_number}} {{path/to/file}}