Re: File path copy and paste

Rowland McDonnell wrote:
Paul Russell <prussell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Paul Russell wrote:
Ian Cargill wrote:
Does anyone know of a quick way of capturing to the clipboard (do we
still call it that?) the location of a file? If you're not clear what
I mean select any file and choose 'Get info'. It's the information
that appears beside the 'Where' category.

I'd like to be able to paste this into, say, an e-mail.
Use TextWrangler - it's very affordable these days, I hear.
Or just drag the file to a Terminal window - that's even more affordable...

What I was about to suggest.

Why look for additional software when it's built in?


Because the Terminal method involves a minimum of a drag, a select and a copy, whereas things like TextWrangler are a little less labour-intensive.

Paul
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