Ubuntu – How to open a file or folder from Terminal with mouse

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I'd like to know if there is a way to open a file or a folder from terminal using the mouse?

When I wrote a URL LINK in terminal, it's allows me to open that link on my default browser. So I'd like to do the same with my files and folders.

I know that there is a way via cli using gnome-open or xdg-open, but I'd like a solution that uses the mouse by clicking on the path or the url.

Eg. when I write "pwd" the path allows me to click and open with Nautilus

It's the inverse of what "nautilus-open-terminal" does.

Best Answer

Gnome-terminal doesn't do this, as you are aware; unlike Nautilus, it doesn't have those sorts of extensions like open-terminal here. This is probably an undesirable feature anyway; URL recognition can be annoying as it is, but can you imagine doing a find and having everything clickable?

For your pwd example, 

nautilus `pwd`

works, (but then so does nautilus .) For this task, I have a bash alias:

alias n="nautilus ."

so that whenever I type n, it opens nautilus wherever I am.

Otherwise, the format:

nautilus `<insert command that prints a directory here>`

works, but doesn't get you the feature you're looking for.

A workaround would be:

  1. highlight the path with the mouse (which stores it in the buffer)
  2. type nautilus<space> at the prompt
  3. middle-click somewhere in the terminal (which pastes the buffer to the end of the prompt).
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