nautilus - Man Page
a file manager for GNOME
Examples (TL;DR)
- 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
Synopsis
nautilus [options] URIs...
Description
nautilus is a file manager, designed for the GNOME desktop.
- --version
Show the version of the program.
- -w, --new-window
Always open a new window for browsing specified URIs.
- -q, --quit
Quit Nautilus.
- -s, --select
Select specified URI in parent folder.
- -h, --help
Show a summary of options.
Other standard GNOME options not listed here are also supported.
See Also
The documentation may be accessed by pressing F1 in the application or via the application menu.
For further information, visit the website https://apps.gnome.org/Nautilus
Bugs
Bug reports can be found and filed at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/issues
Referenced By
16 January 2024