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## Copy the path

- **Absolute path** and **relative path** are distinct items in the row menu.
- With **multiple selection**, the labels go plural and the action copies the set.
- The **editor header** also offers copying the path, and the gutter menu copies the path **with the cursor's line number**.

The relative path is relative to the workspace — it is the format you paste into a command, an issue or a message to the agent.

## Reveal in the system file manager

The label changes per platform:

| Platform | Label |
|---|---|
| macOS | Finder |
| Windows | Explorer |
| Linux | open the containing folder |

> **Opening a local path can be blocked by remote connection configuration.** In a remote worktree, revealing in the system does **not** have the expected effect: the path belongs to the host, not to your machine. Use **download** when the goal is to have the file locally.

## Open in external applications

The panel's action bar has **open in** — file manager or configured editors — and an item to **customize the applications**.

- The application list comes from your preferences.
- The file manager label also depends on the system.
- If the opening fails, the app shows a notice telling you to check the configured command or manager.

**Opening in an external app changes nothing in the workspace:** it is a system window pointing at the same folder.

## Add or promote a folder to a project

A folder inside the workspace can become a project:

- **Add as project** — creates a project from the folder.
- **Promote to project** — the same intent, for a folder already recognized as a candidate.

Availability depends on the folder being treatable as a project. The action opens the project creation flow already filled with the folder's data.

> The **project** is the unit that opens the screens and defines the git repository. Creating a project from a subfolder creates a new unit of work — it is not the same as browsing the tree.

## Limits

- **Reveal in the system** and **open in an external app** depend on the operating system and your preferences; on a remote workspace, the path is not local.
- **Copy path** uses the workspace's format: check whether you need the absolute or the relative one before pasting.
- The first three actions on this page **do not** change files.

## Related

- [Shortcuts to other surfaces](/docs/en/ferramentas/arquivos/atalhos-entre-superficies/)
- [Opening and viewing files](/docs/en/ferramentas/arquivos/abrir-e-visualizar/)