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dolphin — KDE's file manager to manage files and directories. See also: `nautilus`, `caja`, `thunar`, `ranger`

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Problem

How to use the dolphin command: KDE's file manager to manage files and directories. See also: nautilus, caja, thunar, ranger. More information: <https://apps.kde.org/dolphin/>.

Solution

dolphin — KDE's file manager to manage files and directories. See also: nautilus, caja, thunar, ranger. More information: <https://apps.kde.org/dolphin/>.

Launch the file manager:

dolphin

Open specific directories:

dolphin {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}

Open with specific files or directories selected:

dolphin --select {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Open a new window:

dolphin --new-window

Open specific directories in split view:

dolphin --split {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}}

Launch the daemon (only required to use the D-Bus interface):

dolphin --daemon

Display help:

dolphin {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Launch the file manager

dolphin

Open specific directories

dolphin {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}

Open with specific files or directories selected

dolphin --select {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

Open a new window

dolphin --new-window

Open specific directories in split view

dolphin --split {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/dolphin

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