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> - Can't manually type in a path

As a Windows user, recently I found myself within a new Ubuntu install. I wanted to view `/opt/` in file manager, but I couldn't find howto enter a path. A function that is really easy and intuitive in Windows Explorer. The first answer on Google was `CTRL+L`, which worked. But the stark difference of the ease of use between these two applications still baffles me.



You can also just type / or ~ to start typing a path from the root or your home directory.

That said, I am with you, I like Windows Explorer best of all.


Fun fact: Windows Explorer also has the same hotkey for typing out the path.


As do all browsers. It seems to be a standard.

...still doesn't work for Finder though.


I mean, it’s just command-shift-G, which you can discover from the “Go” menu.


Where is the "command" key on my Linux box?


The key is called "super" on Linux and "Windows" on Windows. On a Macintosh, it is called "command".

According to USB standards, it is called "GUI".




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