# Loading data in Slicer from terminal

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-data-in-slicer-from-terminal/17912>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [June 1, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-data-in-slicer-from-terminal/17912 "2021-06-01T20:58:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/loading-data-in-slicer-from-terminal/17912/6 "2021-06-02T11:10:45Z")

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I usually drag-and-drop data into the application window and hit Enter to open it. Do you have any suggestion how to make opening a file easier?

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