How do I run Pd from the command line?
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Starting Pd on the command line works differently on each platform (GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows).
- GNU/Linux
- Usually you would use just
pd
on the command line. If Pd is installed in a non-standard location, like when building from source, you have to specify the full path to the binary. For example~/trunk/pd/bin/pd
. Alternatively you can firstcd
to Pd'sbin
directory, and then start./pd
. For example,cd ~/trunk/pd/bin/ && ./pd
- Mac OS X
- Since Pd on Mac OS X has a different start-up procedure than the other platforms, start the GUI process:
/Applications/Pd-0.41-4.app/Contents/MacOS/Pd
or/Applications/Pd-extended.app/Contents/MacOS/Pd-extended
. To run thepd
process first, you have to have the Tcl/Tk's Wish.app installed on your computer somewhere findable, like /Applications. Then run:/Applications/Pd.app/Contents/Resources/bin/pd
. - Windows
- If you are using the Windows
cmd.exe
shell, use Windows paths:C:\Program Files\pd\bin\pd.com
. You could also runC:\Program Files\pd\bin\pd.com
from Start -> Run... and it will launch its owncmd.exe
. - Windows/Cygwin
- When using a Cygwin shell, you need to use UNIX-style paths with Cygwin's special directories for Windows drive letters:
/cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/pd/bin/pd.com
- Windows/MinGW/MSYS
- When using a MinGW MSYS shell, you need to use UNIX-style paths with MSYS's special directories for Windows drive letters:
/c/Program\ Files/pd/bin/pd.com