- 1 year ago
How to open a folder in Ranger with explorer.exe (Cygwin)
To open a folder in Ranger file manager using explorer.exe
in the Cygwin environment, you can use the following command:
bashexplorer.exe "$(cygpath -w <folder_path>)"
Here's what each part of the command does:
cygpath -w
: This Cygwin command converts the provided Unix-style path to a Windows-style path.<folder_path>
: Replace this with the actual path of the folder you want to open in Ranger.
The cygpath -w
command converts the Unix-style path to a Windows-style path compatible with explorer.exe
. Then, explorer.exe
is used to open the folder in the default Windows Explorer.
For example, to open the folder /home/user/Documents
in Ranger using explorer.exe
, you would run the following command:
bashexplorer.exe "$(cygpath -w /home/user/Documents)"
This command will launch the Windows Explorer and display the specified folder in Ranger.
Note that you need to have Cygwin and explorer.exe
installed on your system for this approach to work. Additionally, ensure that your Cygwin environment is properly configured to access the Windows binaries and executables.