How Do I Open the Current Directory in Linux?
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You can use, nautilus . and press enter to open the current directory.

How do I open the current working directory in Linux?

Terminal to Finder

The “pwd” command will output the full path to the “present working directory,” and the “open” command will then open this directory in the Finder. This command is useful especially when you are navigating through hidden directories using the Terminal.

How do I open the current directory in terminal?

7 Answers

  1. To open a Folder from terminal type the following, nautilus /path/to/that/folder. or xdg-open /path/to/the/folder. i.e nautilus /home/karthick/Music xdg-open /home/karthick/Music.
  2. Simply typing nautilus will take you file browser, nautilus.
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