How can I launch multiple instances of MonoDevelop on the Mac?

Question

I would like to open a new MonoDevelop instance to work on a different project on the Mac, and the OS is currently preventing me from opening a new instance.

Answer 1

Edit your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc and configure the following shortcut:

alias xam = 'open -n /Applications/Xamarin\ Studio.app'

Use as follows from the CLI:

xam ReactiveUI.sln