[X-Unix] "open" command syntax?

[Aaron]

I forgot to mention that firefox is my default browser, not safari. A similar alias works for icab, with the added advantage that I don't have to type in the "http://", since icab puts it in! To avoid having to type the latter for safari, try

> alias safari osascript -e \'tell application \"safari\" to open location \"http://\!\$\"  \'

and, to bring safari to the front, add at the end of either alias the following:

> \;open -a safari

 - Aaron

>Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:48:15 -0800
>To: <x-unix at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
>From: Aaron <macuser at aarons.fastmail.fm>
>
>The following works for me with tcsh in 10.3.9:
>
>>alias safari osascript -e \'tell application \"safari\" to open location \"\!\$\"  \'
>
>With that,
>
>>safari http://apple.com
>
>opens  apple.com in safari.
>
>Of course, it's only useful if you put the alias command in your ~.tcshrc file (or ~.cshrc, if you don't have a ~.tcshrc)!
>
> - Aaron