reveal file in default file manager with command line

Question

I would like to open folder in default file manager an focus on specific file.

I can do it with Notilus or Nemo (for example)

notilus ~/folder/file.txt
nemo ~/folder/file.txt

but I want to use default file manager.

I can use xdg-open but

xdg-open ./folder

will open folder with defaut file explorer bu doesn't focus on file, and

xdg-open ./folder/file.txt

will open file with defaut .txt editor

how can I do it ?

pLumo · Answer 1 · 2019-01-15T12:07:16.933

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This works for me having nemo as default:

gtk-launch "$(xdg-mime query default inode/directory)" ./folder/file.txt

You can create an alias for it if you like.

See:

edited Jan 15 '19 at 12:07

answered Jan 15 '19 at 11:55

pLumo

Thanks! it works with Notilus and Nemo but not with Thunar – Yukulélé Jan 15 '19 at 22:48
In Xubuntu? Can you try exo-open ? – pLumo Jan 16 '19 at 08:17
i try exo-open --launch FileManager ./folder/file.txt it open text editor if Thunar is default – Yukulélé Jan 16 '19 at 23:08

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