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In Ubuntu, I would like to know How do I access a specific file on a Windows share?

In Windows XP I could the use Run Command >>\\someserver but Im not sure what the equivilent options are in Ubuntu.

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nautilus "smb://someserver/share/path/to/file"
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thanks. that's what i was looking for! –  sotiris Feb 19 '12 at 20:37
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