I can navigate my files quite fast through terminal. Faster than double clicking… open… look, double click… etc.
How do I open a directory in the Ubuntu GUI? For example:
cd projects
{some cmd} client_project
Then voila, it opens in the Ubuntu GUI as if i navigated manually?
Also, how can I open a URL in my default browser via terminal. It'd be awesome to go: F12
open http://google.com
And Chrome opens it up.
Best Answer
To Open Directory:
To open a Folder from terminal type the following,
or
i.e
Simply typing nautilus will take you file browser,
To Open URL:
You can type any one of the following in terminal,
If you want to open two URL's at the same time then leave some space after the first URL and type the second,
Note:
openurl
instead ofx-www-browser
you should edit the .bashrc filegedit ~/.bashrc
In the bottom of the file add the following lines
Now you can open URLs by typing,