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Reveal File in File Explorer

rated 0 times [ 2] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 2400 / 3 Years ago, tue, november 23, 2021, 8:05:29

I have a Java application in which I need to "reveal" a file to the user (i.e. open the containing folder of the file in an explorer and highlight the file). I have configured it to do so in both Windows and Mac OSX, but I have not been able to find a terminal command to do so on Linux/Ubuntu operating systems.

The below batch/terminal commands are the Windows and Mac equivalents of what I am looking for.

Windows:

Explorer /select,filename

Mac:

open -R filename

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answered 3 Years ago rofity · Accepted Answer

The file manager in Ubuntu is called Nautilus, and it seems to do what you are after when you pass a file to it on the command line. For instance, the following command:

nautilus ~/Documents/foo.txt

opens a file manager window showing the ~/Documents folder with foo.txt selected.