How to open a file manager of the current directory in the terminal?

The following works in all desktop environments by using the default file manager:

xdg-open .

You can also open files from the terminal as if you had double clicked them in the file manager:

xdg-open file

Problem

This tip will explain How to open a file manager of the current directory in the terminal

Solution 1

The following works in all desktop environments by using the default file manager:

xdg-open .

Solution 2

You can also open files from the terminal as if you had double clicked them in the file manager:

xdg-open file

Solution 3

If you are using Gnome, you can use the gnome-open command, like so:

gnome-open .

Solution 4

You can use nautilus [path]. for current directory -

nautilus .

You write nautilus [path]. for current directory -

nautilus .

In Ubuntu 20.04, you can just say browse . to open the current directory

If you are using GNOME, you can use the gnome-open command, like so:

gnome-open .