finder

opens a file explorer window from the matlab command line

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Cite As

Christopher Pedersen (2026). finder (https://nl.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/37563-finder), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: explorer.m: Quick access to the Windows Explorer

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with R2012b and later releases

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
2025.3.26

uses windows command "winopen" when available.

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2025.3.25

Added unix support by calling xterm

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2018.11.22

Fixed default behaviour for folder names being matched to subfolders, to comply with expected behaviour.

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2018.11.21

Changed default behaviour: if input exists as a full path, goes to that preferentially, before seeing if it exists as a subfolder

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1.1.0

Fixed bug : missing "fullpath" function

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1.0.0

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