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Problem

How to use the gio command: Handle local and virtual files (GVfs). Part of GLib used in GNOME-based systems. More information: <https://manned.org/gio>.

Solution

gio — Handle local and virtual files (GVfs). Part of GLib used in GNOME-based systems. More information: <https://manned.org/gio>.

Open a file with the default application (e.g. PDF, image):

gio open {{path/to/file}}

List files in a directory:

gio list {{path/to/directory}}

Show information about a file:

gio info {{path/to/file}}

Copy a file:

gio copy {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}

Send a file to the trash (reversible):

gio trash {{path/to/file}}

Empty the trash:

gio trash --empty

Launch an application from a .desktop file:

gio launch {{path/to/file}}.desktop

Mark a .desktop file as trusted, allowing it to be executed:

gio set {{path/to/file}}.desktop metadata::trusted true

Code Snippets

Open a file with the default application (e.g. PDF, image)

gio open {{path/to/file}}

List files in a directory

gio list {{path/to/directory}}

Show information about a file

gio info {{path/to/file}}

Copy a file

gio copy {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/destination}}

Send a file to the trash (reversible)

gio trash {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/gio

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