Windows explorer options
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The following explorer.exe command line options are available to customise what explorer displays when it is launched from a command line or shortcut;
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Usage Syntax
explorer.exe [options], [folder path | file path]
Common options include;
- /e - Opens a two pane window, with the folder path selected on the left, it's contents on the right
- /n - Opens a new window each time the command is executed, not necessary if /e is used
- /root [folder path] - In a two pane window (/e used) the folder path specified is shown as the top level root folder
- /select [folder path | file path] - In a two pane window (/e used) this option displays the container of the folder or file path in the left pane, the folder or file itself in the right.
- folder path - The path to a folder (aka directory) such as: c:\winnt\system32
- file path - The path to a file such as c:\winnt\system32\win.ini
Usage Examples
explorer.exe /e, /root, c:\winnt - open a two pane explorer window with the c:\winnt folder the root folder (in the left hand pane)
explorer.exe /e, /select, c:\winnt\system32\win.ini - open a two pane explorer window with the c:\winnt\system32 folder selected in the left hand pane, the win.ini file selected in the right hand pane
Usage Notes
As shown above, all options specified must be suffixed with (followed by) a comma.
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