

This will copy the full path of that file/folder on terminal as shown in the screenshot below. To open press Command + Space, type terminal and hit enter.Ģ) Open Finder window and locate the file/folder for which you need the full path. s grep -nr 'text pattern' PATH OF DIRECTORY -s command is used it prints the file plus the line number, and.

s grep -lr 'text pattern' PATH DIRECTORY -s is used, it will only show you which files contain the pattern. By just dragging a folder into terminal we can get the full path on terminal.ġ) Open Terminal. If instead you add -s to the command, as in: grep -lr 'text pattern'. Method 3: Dragging the file or folder into the terminal You can find files on your Mac by using either of the Macs comprehensive search features. To open this, right click on folder and click Get Info( or Press Command + i).You can select the path from this window and press control + c to copy the path. The info window of file/ folder shows you plenty of information about it, such as file size, file name etc. You can now paste the full path anywhere you like. Hold the option key then the options will change and you would be able to see the option: Copy “folder_name” as Pathname, click on it, the full path of the file/folder would be copied to the clipboard. Right click (control + click or two finger click on trackpad) on a Folder a context menu with options will popup. Method 1: Copy full path from Context menu In this guide, I will show you few easy ways to find and copy the full path of a file or folder in Mac.
