Open AndroidStudio project from command line on OSX

Question

I would like to open an AndroidStudio project from the command line on my Mac. Something like:

~ $ AndroidStudio --path ~/my_android_project

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Answer 1

For Mac users:

If you are using bach:

• Open Terminal and cd to ~ like this: cd ~
• Open the .bach_profile file with this command: open .bach_profile
• Add the following line in the .bach_profile file:
  alias NAMEYOUWANT="/Applications/Android\ Studio.app" for example alias android="/Applications/Android\ Studio.app"
• Save file and restart Terminal.

If you are using zsh:

• Open Terminal and cd to ~ like this: cd ~
• Open the .zshrc file with this command: open .zshrc
• Add the following line in the .zshrc file:
  alias NAMEYOUWANT="/Applications/Android\ Studio.app" for example alias android="/Applications/Android\ Studio.app"
• Save file and restart Terminal.
  

You can now open a project with Android Studio using this command:
open . -a NAMEYOUWANT (with our example it would be: open . -a android)

You can follow these steps to create any alias like opening Xcode, Visual Studio or even shortcut git commands.