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ahmeteid

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Registered: 2022-08-15

Posts: 65

how I can make copy, paste as a root custom actions in thunar?

I use the custom actions (context menu item) in thunar, I found edit as root  item, and open folder as root,etc
but i wish if there r ways to make copy as root and paste as root and delete as root cutom actions in cotnext menu, is there way for that?

PaperNick

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Registered: 2013-05-26

Posts: 107

Re: how I can make copy, paste as a root custom actions in thunar?

Hey, I don't think there's an easy way to achieve this with a custom action. Because you probably have to type in your root password after every paste/delete action.

Instead, you can create an action which opens Thunar in the current directory as root. Then you can do your copy/paste/delete operations there:

Name: Open a root Thunar here
Command:

pkexec thunar %f

Appearance Conditions: Check "Directories"

ahmeteid

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Registered: 2022-08-15

Posts: 65

Re: how I can make copy, paste as a root custom actions in thunar?

Hey, I don't think there's an easy way to achieve this with a custom action. Because you probably have to type in your root password after every paste/delete action.

there is defaut action name is send to if i know it's command i can use pkexec before it , and i think it will be easy, do u know the command of send to?

KBar

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Registered: 2021-11-05

Posts: 689

Re: how I can make copy, paste as a root custom actions in thunar?

https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/send-to

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