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nautilus — Default file explorer for GNOME desktop environment. Also known as GNOME Files. See also: `dolphin`,

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Problem

How to use the nautilus command: Default file explorer for GNOME desktop environment. Also known as GNOME Files. See also: dolphin, caja, thunar, vifm. More information: <https://manned.org/nautilus>.

Solution

nautilus — Default file explorer for GNOME desktop environment. Also known as GNOME Files. See also: dolphin, caja, thunar, vifm. More information: <https://manned.org/nautilus>.

Launch Nautilus:
nautilus


Launch Nautilus as root user:
nautilus admin:/


Launch Nautilus and display a specific directory:
nautilus {{path/to/directory}}


Launch Nautilus with a specific file or directory selected:
nautilus --select {{path/to/file_or_directory}}


Launch Nautilus in a separated window:
nautilus --new-window


Close all Nautilus instances:
nautilus --quit


Display help:
nautilus --help

Code Snippets

Launch Nautilus

nautilus

Launch Nautilus as root user

nautilus admin:/

Launch Nautilus and display a specific directory

nautilus {{path/to/directory}}

Launch Nautilus with a specific file or directory selected

nautilus --select {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

Launch Nautilus in a separated window

nautilus --new-window

Context

tldr-pages: linux/nautilus

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