Questions tagged [file-manager]
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Animating GIFs as previews in File Manager "LF" or "ranger"
The desired behavior: When I'm using a file manager "LF" I would like to have animated GIFs as previews when I am over an image/gif mime-type file.
What I actually had on mind was to convert ...
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Setting icon for hidden files in LF (file manager)
What I want to achieve is to have a specific emoji appear next to dotfiles inside file manager "LF" (these can be made visible in the file manager with the "zh" shortcut).
In my ~/....
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Highlight the cursor of current directory in different color with respect to cursors higher and lower in the file system tree
I am using ranger for a few days now which I find a great piece of software and I was wondering if it possible to set the highlighting of the cursor to a different color for the one poiting to the ...
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Browse kubernetes container's filesystem with midnight commander?
Assuming a kubernetes container has bash or similar installed, is it possible to use midnight commander (e.g. shell link, sftp link, ...) to browse the container's filesystem?
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Set a specific file manager for org.freedesktop.FileManager1.ShowItems
The following command opens a file manager to show the directory.
dbus-send --session --dest=org.freedesktop.FileManager1 --print-reply \
--type=method_call /org/freedesktop/FileManager1 \
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Progress bar shows no progress until done copying file
I need some guidance.
The progress bar does not move at all in the file managers on my Arch Linux system. It stays at zero until the copy has finished. I have tried Nautilus, Nemo, and Thunar, and ...
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How can I view an image in ranger without closing ranger?
I installed ranger console file manager on Ubuntu. I'd like to view images with it in the console (which I access via JupyterLab), so I also installed caca-utils, which contains img2txt:
sudo apt-get ...
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Graphics problem in 24.04 LTS
I installed Ubuntu 24.04 LTS inside a Virtual Box on a new Windows 11 host. Clicking on the File Manager on the Desktop (or on related buttons like trash bin or CD) does not show a normal window but ...
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Open file manager to prompt user for file
I am writing a shell script that is meant to prompt the user for a file, and since I do not expect the end user of my script to be tech-savvy, rather than starting command line for interaction, I ...
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How can I add custom entries to "Create New" on KDE Plasma?
I'm using KDE Plasma, and frequently need to package file sets into tar.gz or zip. This usually requires opening Ark, creating a new file, and working from there, which is a run-around. It would be ...
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Krusader: How to set up "Escape" key as a shortcut for "Unselect All" action?
In Krusader I would like to unselect all selected files just by pressing the Escape key. I did set that up in Krusader's configuration, but it does not work. I had to change the key sequence to Ctrl +...
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Setting default file manager and locating a file with the default file manager
Please don't mark it as duplicated before reading my question. I know that there already are those questions, but the existing answer did not work as expected, and that is why I am asking this ...
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How to partially hide big file names in Thunar?
Is it possible to hide filenames that are too big in Thunar? As for now, they stretch the row to fit their names, like in the image:
It not only wastes too much space, but also makes harder to ...
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How to make File explorer Address Bar path editable in Linux Mint or in Zorin or in any Debian based OS?
I am using Zorin OS. Consider the below screenshot:
I want the Address Bar editable to write the path of my intended folder location.
Are there any settings that need to be configured or is there any ...
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How to make lf file-manager to show only one file types?
Basically what I want:
When I browse files/dires with lf, I want to toggle "something" on the way. And only see PDF files, and make invisible any other file-types.
Rationale: Sometimes it's ...
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