Crate showfile

showfile

A simple API to show the location of a file in the local file manager (Explorer, Finder, etc.). Supported platforms are Windows, macOS, Linux.

Usage

showfile::show_path_in_file_manager("C:\\Users\\Alice\\hello.txt");
showfile::show_path_in_file_manager("/Users/Bob/hello.txt");
showfile::show_uri_in_file_manager("file:///home/charlie/hello.txt");

Feature Flags

On Linux, D-Bus is used to invoke the file manager. The D-Bus crate in use can be selected with one of these flags:

• rustbus (default)
• zbus
• gio

One of these flags must be specified to build the project. These flags do nothing on Windows and macOS. If only targeting those platforms, it can be left at the default.

Details

This crate is a simple wrapper around these system functions:

• Windows: SHOpenFolderAndSelectItems
• macOS: NSWorkspace activateFileViewerSelectingURLs:
• Linux: org.freedesktop.FileManager1.ShowItems

Functions

show_path_in_file_manager

Tries to show path in a file manager.

show_uri_in_file_manager

Tries to show uri in a file manager.