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How do I open a directory with Windows File Explorer through the Ubuntu Linux Terminal Subsystem?

rated 0 times [ 5] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 16265 / 1 Year ago, tue, may 23, 2023, 3:26:34

I simply want to see my folder pop up in Windows File Explorer using a command like:

open ./

I've seen examples like:

nautilus ./

xdg-open ./

But I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS inside of Microsoft Windows 10 and I don't think Nautilus or XDG file manager GUI's work on Windows 10. I got this error message:

$ nautilus ex00/

Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused



(nautilus:17): Gtk-WARNING **: 21:51:09.385: cannot open display:

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answered 1 Year ago itteast · Accepted Answer

By explorer nicholas' answer we could use this:

$ ~/some/dir explorer.exe .

and by alias explorer.exe we can use open just like Linux with GUI:

# ~/.bash_rc or ~/.zshrc

alias open="explorer.exe"

and now you can open subsystem folder with

$ ~/some/dir open .

$ ~/some/dir open /usr/bin