Command line

The tyrn command opens files and folders from a terminal. In Tyrn, choose Install CLI from the app menu to add it. See macOS if that fails.

Usage

tyrn [options] [paths...]

Command	What it does
tyrn	Open Tyrn.
tyrn path/to/project	Open a folder in Tyrn.
tyrn path/to/file	Open a file.
tyrn path/to/file:20:5	Open a file at line 20, column 5.
tyrn -n path	Open the file or folder in a new window.
tyrn -a path	Add the path to the window you already have open.
tyrn -e path	Open in an existing Tyrn window.
tyrn -w path	Wait until the file is closed, or the window for a folder is closed. Useful as $EDITOR.
ps axf | tyrn -	Read from standard input.
tyrn --diff old new	Show the difference between two files or folders. Folders open as a single multi-file diff.

Options

Option	What it does
-w, --wait	Wait for the given paths to be closed before exiting.
-a, --add	Add files to the currently open workspace.
-n, --new	Create a new workspace.
-e, --existing	Open in an existing Tyrn window.
--diff <OLD> <NEW>	Compare two paths. Can be given more than once.
--foreground	Run Tyrn in the foreground and show its logs. Useful for debugging.
--user-data-dir <DIR>	Use a different directory for all user data.
--app <PATH>	Use a specific Tyrn.app.
--completions <SHELL>	Print shell completions.
-v, --version	Print the version and the app path.

Use Tyrn as your editor

export EDITOR="tyrn --wait"

Git and other tools then wait until you close the file.