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+############################################################################
+# Open current directory in a file browser. Supports the following:
+#
+#   * Explorer (Windows)
+#   * Explorer from Cygwin (Windows)
+#   * Finder (OS X)
+#   * Nautilus (Gnome)
+#   * Konqueror (KDE)
+#
+# Suggested use: bind open-current-window to a key so you can quickly
+# pop open the current directory. I don't use backward-kill-word, so ^W
+# works well for me:
+#
+#   bindkey '^w' open-current-window
+#
+# The open-window function relies on OS-specific utilities that can open
+# more than just a file browser. Capabilities vary from system to system,
+# but most are designed to open the argument in whatever the system thinks
+# is the best program for the job, usually by MIME type. URLs will also
+# open in the default web browser.
+#
+# To use open-window on its own, your best bet is to alias it:
+#
+#   alias o=open-window
+############################################################################
+
+open-window()
+{
+  if (( $+commands[start] )) ; then
+    start $1
+  elif (( $+commands[cmd] )) ; then
+    # Cygwin can't directly run start from its bash prompt; use cmd shell
+    cmd /C start $1
+  elif (( $+commands[gnome-open] )) ; then
+    gnome-open $1
+  elif (( $+commands[kde-open] )) ; then
+    kde-open $1
+  elif (( $+commands[xdg-open] )) ; then
+    # Fallback that may or may not work on oddball Linux distros
+    xdg-open $1
+  elif (( $+commands[open] )); then
+    open $1
+  else
+    echo "No file browser found"
+  fi
+}
+
+open-current-window()
+{
+  open-window .
+}
+zle -N open-current-window