small feature for file manager, pasting a full file path into the directory field will split the dir/file.

nice when you have a list of file paths in a terminal/editor and want to open one.

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c
index dc550d84e4d..55dc19d9bb9 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/file_ops.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,14 @@ int file_directory_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *UNUSED(unused))
 
 		if (!BLI_exists(sfile->params->dir)) {
 			BLI_recurdir_fileops(sfile->params->dir);
-		} 
+		}
+
+		/* special case, user may have pasted a fulepath into the directory */
+		if(BLI_exists(sfile->params->dir) && BLI_is_dir(sfile->params->dir) == 0) {
+			char path[sizeof(sfile->params->dir)];
+			BLI_strncpy(path, sfile->params->dir, sizeof(path));
+			BLI_split_dirfile(path, sfile->params->dir, sfile->params->file);
+		}
 
 		BLI_cleanup_dir(G.main->name, sfile->params->dir);
 		BLI_add_slash(sfile->params->dir);