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How to open a file as you type out its directory?

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 458 / 3 Years ago, thu, june 24, 2021, 4:19:36

I am new to using the terminal in Ubuntu and I was wondering how I could open the file "armored.jpg" as I type out the whole path.

For instance, if I type cd ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/test x/ and then type xdg-open armored.jpg in the current directory it opens the picture.

However when I type:

cd ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/test x/ xdg-open armored.jpg

or

cd ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/test x/armored.jpg

or

cd ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/test x/armored

it does not work.

Can anyone explain why this is? I want to know if I can open the file with something like this:

cd ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/test x/**command goes here**/armored.jpg

Thanks

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answered 3 Years ago atelti · Accepted Answer

You can do this:

xdg-open ~/Pictures/Wallpapers/test x/armored.jpg

cd means change directory so essentially terminal is expecting a path-to-directory where you want to change to.

xdg-open opens a file in default applications but as it opens a file it expects path-to-file, you can also use xdg-open to open directory in nautilus(if it is your default file manager) in GUI.