How do I open file manager from terminal in Ubuntu 18.04?

Question

In Ubuntu 16.04 I can run open . to open file manager from terminal. The same command does not work in Ubuntu 18.04. How do I open file manager from current dir in terminal in 18.04?

If you want to use nautilus you can just type its name (or the start of it and hit ). If you use thunar type its name. etc — guiverc, May 07 '18 at 22:55
open doesn't work for me on 16.04. Did you mean xdg-open .? — Byte Commander, May 07 '18 at 22:56

score 11 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 22 '18 at 06:21

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Assuming you use nautilus you need to type

nautilus

You can of course provide it with the directory you want, eg. nautilus /usr/share/wallpapers. If you prefer other file managers, for example thunar just use the command thunar instead.

edited Jun 22 '18 at 06:21

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answered May 07 '18 at 22:57

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How do I open file manager from terminal in Ubuntu 18.04?

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