Start Google Chrome on Mac with command line switches

I've read you can start Google Chrome in kiosk mode in Windows by using the argument --kiosk.

I know how to do this on Windows, but how can I do this on Mac OS X?

And how can I run Google Chrome with the --kiosk argument on startup?

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4 Answers

This works with macOS:

/Applications/Google\ Chrome --kiosk

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It is probably even better to use the open command (in case the application is not located in the Application folder). E.g.: open -a "Google Chrome" --args --kiosk

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In AppleScript, paste the following text:

do shell script "/Applications/Google\\ Chrome --kiosk"

Save it as an application and add it to your startup items.

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You can create an alias to open websites or files via command line. To do this, you can include at the end of your ~/.bashrc, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.aliases the following lines:

# Google Chrome Alias
google-chrome() { open -a "Google Chrome" "$1"
}

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