Launch Finder window with specific files selected

Question

I\'m trying to programmatically launch an OS X Finder window from an Xcode project. I need the window to open to a specific folder and have specific files within that folder

Answer 1

Objective-C version:

NSArray *fileURLs = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:fileURL1, /* ... */ nil];
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] activateFileViewerSelectingURLs:fileURLs];

Answer 2

When opening a file at path:

NSString* path = @"/Users/user/Downloads/my file"
NSArray *fileURLs = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:[NSURL fileURLWithPath:path], nil];
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] activateFileViewerSelectingURLs:fileURLs];

Answer 3

$ open -R <path-to-reveal>

Answer 4

Swift 3.2/4.0 Version:

NSWorkspace.shared.activateFileViewerSelecting([outputFileURL])

Answer 5

Swift version:

let paths = ["/Users/peter/foo/bar.json"]
let fileURLs = paths.map{ NSURL(fileURLWithPath: $0)}
NSWorkspace.sharedWorkspace().activateFileViewerSelectingURLs(fileURLs)

Answer 6

I'm finding that activateFileViewerSelectingURLs is not working on Yosemite (at least when in separate space from Finder). It will cause a switch to the Finder's space but won't seem to select the URL. Using:

- `(BOOL)selectFile:(NSString *)fullPath inFileViewerRootedAtPath:(NSString *)rootFullPath` 

will switch spaces from full screen app and select path.