diff --git a/src/file_browser.rs b/src/file_browser.rs
index d82e13f..3095135 100644
--- a/src/file_browser.rs
+++ b/src/file_browser.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ impl Tabbable for TabView<FileBrowser> {
     fn on_next_tab(&mut self) {
         self.active_tab_mut().refresh();
     }
+
+    fn on_key_sub(&mut self, key: Key) {
+        match key {
+            Key::Char('!') => {
+                let tab_dirs = self.widgets.iter().map(|w| w.cwd.clone())
+                                                  .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+                self.widgets[self.active].exec_cmd(tab_dirs).ok();
+            }
+            _ => self.active_tab_mut().on_key(key)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl FileBrowser {
@@ -238,6 +249,55 @@ impl FileBrowser {
         }
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    fn exec_cmd(&mut self, tab_dirs: Vec<File>) -> HResult<()> {
+        let widget = self.left_widget()?;
+        let widget = widget.lock()?;
+        let selected_files = (*widget).as_ref()?.content.get_selected();
+
+        let file_names
+            = selected_files.iter().map(|f| f.name.clone()).collect::<Vec<String>>();
+
+        let cmd = self.minibuffer("exec:")?;
+
+        self.show_status(&format!("Running: \"{}\"", &cmd));
+
+        let filename = self.selected_file()?.name.clone();
+
+        let mut cmd = if file_names.len() == 0 {
+            cmd.replace("$s", &format!("{}", &filename))
+        } else {
+            let args = file_names.iter().map(|f| {
+                format!(" \"{}\" ", f)
+            }).collect::<String>();
+            let clean_cmd = cmd.replace("$s", "");
+
+            clean_cmd + &args
+        };
+
+        for (i, tab_dir) in tab_dirs.iter().enumerate() {
+            let tab_identifier = format!("${}", i);
+            let tab_path = tab_dir.path.to_string_lossy();
+            cmd = cmd.replace(&tab_identifier, &tab_path);
+        }
+
+        let status = std::process::Command::new("sh")
+            .arg("-c")
+            .arg(&cmd)
+            .status();
+        let mut bufout = std::io::BufWriter::new(std::io::stdout());
+        write!(bufout, "{}{}",
+               termion::style::Reset,
+               termion::clear::All).unwrap();
+
+        match status {
+            Ok(status) => self.show_status(&format!("\"{}\" exited with {}",
+                                                    cmd, status)),
+            Err(err) => self.show_status(&format!("Can't run this \"{}\": {}",
+                                                  cmd, err)),
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Widget for FileBrowser {
diff --git a/src/listview.rs b/src/listview.rs
index 3633dfe..271631a 100644
--- a/src/listview.rs
+++ b/src/listview.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ impl Listable for ListView<Files> {
             Key::Char('K') => self.select_next_mtime(),
             Key::Char('k') => self.select_prev_mtime(),
             Key::Char('d') => self.toggle_dirs_first(),
-            Key::Char('!') => self.exec_cmd(),
             _ => self.bad(Event::Key(key))
         }
     }
@@ -339,50 +338,6 @@ impl ListView<Files>
         self.refresh();
     }
 
-    fn exec_cmd(&mut self) {
-        let selected_files = self.content.get_selected();
-        let file_names
-            = selected_files.iter().map(|f| f.name.clone()).collect::<Vec<String>>();
-
-        let cmd = self.minibuffer("exec:");
-
-        match cmd {
-            Ok(cmd) => {
-                self.show_status(&format!("Running: \"{}\"", &cmd));
-
-                let filename = self.selected_file().name.clone();
-
-                let cmd = if file_names.len() == 0 {
-                    cmd.replace("$s", &format!("{}", &filename))
-                } else {
-                    let args = file_names.iter().map(|f| {
-                        format!(" \"{}\" ", f)
-                    }).collect::<String>();
-                    let clean_cmd = cmd.replace("$s", "");
-
-                    clean_cmd + &args
-                };
-
-                let status = std::process::Command::new("sh")
-                    .arg("-c")
-                    .arg(&cmd)
-                    .status();
-                let mut bufout = std::io::BufWriter::new(std::io::stdout());
-                write!(bufout, "{}{}",
-                       termion::style::Reset,
-                       termion::clear::All).unwrap();
-
-                match status {
-                    Ok(status) => self.show_status(&format!("\"{}\" exited with {}",
-                                                            cmd, status)),
-                    Err(err) => self.show_status(&format!("Can't run this \"{}\": {}",
-                                                          cmd, err)),
-                }
-            }
-            Err(_) => self.show_status(""),
-        }
-    }
-
     fn find_file(&mut self) -> HResult<()> {
         let name = self.minibuffer("find")?;
         let file = self.content.files.iter().find(|file| {
diff --git a/src/tabview.rs b/src/tabview.rs
index 675ba66..b16a251 100644
--- a/src/tabview.rs
+++ b/src/tabview.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ pub trait Tabbable {
     fn get_tab_names(&self) -> Vec<Option<String>>;
     fn active_tab(&self) -> &dyn Widget;
     fn active_tab_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Widget;
+    fn on_key_sub(&mut self, key: Key);
     fn on_key(&mut self, key: Key) {
         match key {
             Key::Ctrl('t') => { self.new_tab(); },
             Key::Ctrl('w') => self.close_tab(),
             Key::Char('\t') => self.next_tab(),
-            _ => self.active_tab_mut().on_key(key)
+            _ => self.on_key_sub(key)
         }
     }
 }