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

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Greg Kerstine picture Greg Kerstine · Oct 23, 2011 · Viewed 31.5k times · Source

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.

Answer

Piotr Perak picture Piotr Perak · Oct 23, 2011

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

explorer .

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