Open the file in the resource manager in eclipse

Summary:Create an external tool with location ${env_var:SystemRoot}\explorer.exe And arguments /select,${resource_loc} . Any selected file or directory can now be shown in the Windows Explorer.

How do I do that?

 

Create an new external tool:

 

 

 

(1)Create a new program (Select Program in the tree)
(2)Name it shell
(3)Set the location ${env_var:SystemRoot}\explorer.exe
(4)The arguments /select,${resource_loc}
(5)Run it:

 

 

 

Note:If you are in the editor it will show the file you are currently editing in the explorer ....

Note:If you don't run immediately, you shocould either add it to the favorites in the "external tools" menu, or run it once, then it will be added to the favorites.

How to share it between workspaces?

 

 

(1)You can share a launch configuration, by putting it into a project. It will create a file with the extension. Launch.

(2)Here you can also add it to your favorites automatcally.

(3)And since we don't need output, we can don't need a console.