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Why is the Terminal.app 'open' command slower than opening a file via the Finder?
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Mar 15, 2026353 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
Sometimes when I use in Terminal.app to open a file, the application spends ~45 seconds bouncing in the Dock, while the same file opens instantly when double-clicked from the finder. Why does this happen? Is there any way to make consistently fast?
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Fix for: Why is the Terminal.app 'open' command slower than opening a file via the Finder?
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I have previously experienced issues with quarantined files that were downloaded from the web and have the extended attribute set. To see if this is the case for your file, in Terminal. To remove the extended attribute, run
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