Claude Code v2.1.251 · 28 Aug 2026
Reveal in file manager now works on macOS and Windows
Revealing a file in your file manager now works on macOS and Windows too.
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Improvements Kind: in v2.1.251, 28 Aug 26
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Opening a file in the system file manager is no longer Linux-only. macOS uses open -R --, Windows uses explorer /select,, and Linux keeps the existing desktop-bus call. The platform is detected automatically.
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Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
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