In Windows 7 Git Bash, is there a way to explore the directory at the current location?

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I would like to explore the folder in the Windows Explorer from the shell. I know a lot of people have been asking to Cmd here from a folder.

I'd like to do just the opposite and open a new window located at the current directory being browsed.

I think you need to clarify this a little bit, what do you want? Open up a new command line while browsing; or open up a browser while using command line? — Umur Kontacı, Oct 23 '11 at 10:10
@GraphicAgenda make an alias for it so you can save some key strokes. I do lsa (as I too use it all the time). — Ted, Jul 23 '14 at 23:10

score 201 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 25 '18 at 21:19

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To open Windows Explorer at the current folder, just enter:

explorer .

edited Jul 25 '18 at 21:19

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answered Oct 23 '11 at 10:11

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do you know if I type in `finder .` on a Mac it incur a new finder window? – Greg K. Oct 23 '11 at 11:31
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Discovered it is `open .` in the terminal – Greg K. Oct 23 '11 at 23:16
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@GraphicAgenda open will open anything. You can open PDFs, excel, etc. Really nice command. – sixtyfootersdude Apr 11 '13 at 17:29
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@sixtyfootersdude I use it open applications, like `open -a [Application Name]`, favorite command – bren Oct 12 '16 at 01:48
What if I want to open a folder that is in my current directory? – tayopi Nov 02 '16 at 20:26
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I used to use this command a lot, but I don't know why it has stoped working recently and shows the following error message: `bash: explorer: command not found`. Is there some way to fix this? – Ulysses Alves Jun 01 '17 at 12:36
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It opens "Libraries" regardless which dir git-bash or cmd is in. @UlyssesAlves explorer.exe is in C:/Windows make sure this dir is in your PATH env variable. This doesn't work in git back – Philip Rego Dec 11 '18 at 22:55

score 48 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 25 '18 at 21:19

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Type start . - it will open Windows Explorer at the current location.

The start command acts like a double click, so use it to open files too:

start index.html

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this is weird. I type in "start" alone and it brings up another Cmd window. I like your answer as well. – Greg K. Oct 23 '11 at 11:27
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Add (.) after start – Fil Sep 14 '16 at 03:31
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`start [anything]` will perform the same action that a double click would perform. I assume it's calling `ShellExecute()` – Andy V Nov 30 '16 at 18:24

score 18 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 23 '11 at 10:09

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If you type cmd into to Location Bar, Windows will open up a command line within the folder you are browsing.

answered Oct 23 '11 at 10:09

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This is very helpful. Knowing this will keep me inside git-bash environment longer – Greg K. Oct 23 '11 at 11:25
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+1 very useful.How to exit from cmd. where can i learn more detail about Gitbash – Gowri Aug 23 '12 at 10:14
This is really awesome! – Walialu Oct 23 '13 at 13:23
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`Alt+D` is the shortcut for selecting the Location Bar. – Varaquilex Mar 25 '16 at 01:42

score 3 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 25 '18 at 21:20

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If you're coming from Mac OS X or Linux background, you can also create an alias in your .bash_profile to use the open command as you would do on other *nix environments.

Just add the following line to your ~/.bash_profile:

alias open="explorer ."

Then:

~/.bash_profile

Then you can use the open command to open the current folder.

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 06 '18 at 10:44

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Windows: explorer .

Mac: open .

answered Aug 06 '18 at 10:44

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Ubuntu: `xdg-open $(pwd)` – Chau Giang Sep 03 '20 at 03:22

In Windows 7 Git Bash, is there a way to explore the directory at the current location?

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