How to run xcode from terminal?

Question

My question is very simple: suppose there is an xcode project a.xcodeproj, could I open it with the command: xcode a.xcodeproj?

If I try this, I receiv

Answer 1

You could also simply run xed . in the project's root directory, apparently it will try to load a project in a hierarchical manner, i.e. the first that exists:

1. the folder, if it's a Package (Xcode 11+)
2. xcworkspace
3. xcodeproj
4. playground

which means you don't need to verify yourself the existing file structure in order to choose the best one to open.