docs: add terminal workaround for macOS Gatekeeper quarantine errors - #21
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Merged, thanks for the very helpful documentation update! I should add the usual caveat about unsigned apps later. |
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On newer versions of macOS, attempting to open an unsigned application via the "Right-click -> Open" method sometimes completely blocks execution, showing an "App could not be verified" dialog with only "Done" and "Move to Bin" options.
This PR updates the
README.mdto include a terminal fallback using thexattrcommand to remove thecom.apple.quarantineextended attribute, allowing users to successfully launch the app when the context-menu bypass fails.