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# Using The Path Bar

The Path Bar, located at the top of a comparison, shows the full path of the files that are currently being compared.

## A and B

The files are marked as A or B. In Kaleidoscope, file A is considered the older of the two and file B the newer version. You can swap the A and B files with the button in the center of the view.

## Actions

When you click on an expanded path bar item, a contextual menu appears with the following options:

Reveal in Finder
  Opens the Finder with that directory selected.
Open in Terminal
  Opens the Terminal application at that directory.
  Open in Terminal is not available in the Mac App Store version of Kaleidoscope to comply with application sandboxing requirements.
Keep Path Item Open / Collapse Path Item
  Keeps that path item open or collapses it if it is already open.

The last component in the path represents the file. The contextual menu for the file item contains the following options:

Open With...
  Allows you to open the file in an external application of your choice.
Reveal in Finder
  Opens the Finder with the file selected.
Copy Path
  Copies the entire file path onto the pasteboard.