[msarnoff]

On a similar note, if you just want to open a new Finder window to the current working directory (instead of using an existing Finder window), just use

  open .

The 'open' command has tons of uses (open a file with a specific application, reveal a file in Finder, open a URL in the user's browser, etc.) and I recommend reading its man page.

[jlgreco]

For linux users: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Xdg-open