Open folder for a given path in Mac OS X

Question

Let's say I have a path to a folder in a text document or in the clipboard, for example:

/Users/Joe/Documents/workspace/test

How can I quickly open this folder in Mac OS X? In Windows I could open the Run-dialog, paste the path into the input box and the folder would open. Is there a similar way in Mac OS X?

Answer 1

Yes, there is. In the Go menu, choose Go to Folder… or press ⇧⌘G. and paste in your path. It will throw an error if the folder does not exist, or the path points to a file. Note also that it opens in your current window, so if you want to Go in a new window you will have to open that window first.

Answer 2

If you are working at the command line try

$ open <path>

with the bonus that it also opens files in the default application that is set for them.

Answer 3

If it is a network path, go to finder and click CMD + K then type smb://servername/drive/file