Command Prompt and Windows PowerShell are also simple and built-in options covered in this post for this purpose. We have already seen how to open a file or folder using Command Prompt or PowerShell.

You can stop or prevent Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file using Pause, cmd /k or editing Registry.

The "open" program is specific to OS X and lets you basically drag and drop a file with the -a command onto an application. This way it overrides the per-user OBJ open-with settings.

To open a Command Prompt in either Windows version, type cmd and press Enter. The Clavier+ donationware utility lets you create a keyboard shortcut to Windows' Command Prompt.

Need an elevated Command Prompt fast? Try these quick methods to open Command Prompt with admin rights – less clicking, less ...

open -R /path/to/your-file-or-folder This command opens Finder and highlights the specified file or folder. Why Use the Terminal to Open Folders?

If you're tired of having to jump through hoops to open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager, Jack Wallen has just the trick you need.

Terminal file managers are something I've never gelled with. Tools like Midnight Commander and Ranger are undeniably powerful, and much-loved by those ...

There's a lot to learn about image files on the command line, from verifying file format to finding out where and when photos were taken and maybe even getting an unusual view of what they look like.

Jack Wallen shows you how to locate files on the Linux directory hierarchy using the find command.

The Linux comm command makes it easy to compare a couple text files and determine if they both contain the same lines -- whether the file contents are sorted or not.