Make disk file paths clickable (open a folder or a file in its default application) #11567

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opened 2026-01-31 02:51:19 +00:00 by claunia · 3 comments
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Originally created by @BurstX on GitHub (Nov 25, 2020).

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It would be very convenient to be able to open a file (in its default associated application) or folder (in Windows Explorer) from the terminal's output by clicking this very file or folder path.

E.g. I've got a script compiling a complex project. Then MSBuild outputs an error in one of the projects. I know what the error is about, but I have to open the file myself via finding the open application (or opening one), finding/opening the file. Instead, I could just click the disk path, it would open the file immediately and I will do the necessary correction.

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claunia added the Issue-FeatureResolution-Duplicate labels 2026-01-31 02:51:19 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #7562 for more discussion.

/dup #7562

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): Thanks for the suggestion! This is actually already being tracked by another issue on our repo - please refer to #7562 for more discussion. /dup #7562
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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@Don-Vito commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020):

@zadjii-msft - just to make sure that the discussion in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7562 covers this one: we are not talking about another URI scheme - the idea is to allow clicking on the file path (aka no URI scheme)

@Don-Vito commented on GitHub (Nov 30, 2020): @zadjii-msft - just to make sure that the discussion in https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/7562 covers this one: we are not talking about another URI scheme - the idea is to allow clicking on the file path (aka no URI scheme)
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Reference: starred/terminal#11567