New to using command line applications?
This is a quick tutorial on how to use AtomicParsley on Mac OS X. Windows behavior is a little different, but
the concept is basically the same. The major differences are:
cmd.exe is the windows equivalent of Terminal.app ("Run" in the Start menu)
after a drag-n-drop, a space is NOT added by cmd.exe. Switch back to cmd.exe and add a space
There is a part of Mac OS X that can be accessed where you don't use the mouse to get things done - you type out
commands. That is the essence of a "command line interface" or CLI. AtomicParsley has a command line interface,
and it has a few options, so here is how to master using the Terminal.
• 1. In the Finder, open the folder that AtomicParsley is in. All we want is the AtomicParsley icon easily visible and
accessible:
AtomicParsley is a command line program, and they essentially all look the same - just as pictured above.
• 2. In the Finder, open the folder that contains your target file. You don't need to change the file extension to
".m4v" because this AtomicParsley sets the proper Finder Type/Creator codes, so iTunes always opens tagged
files. AtomicParsley doesn't care what you name it:
• 3. Open Terminal.app. It is in your Applications -> Utilities folder. A gawd-awful bare nekkid window will come
up:
