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This is a thunar custom action. I am trying to get it to show the full pathname and filename of a highlighted file. This is not working
readlink -f %f > filename_path.txt && geany filename.txt_path && rm filename_fath.txt
This give the filename of a highlighted file.
basename %f > filename.txt && geany filename.txt && rm filename.txt
This works from a terminal
readlink -f sm_scratches.jpg
/home/andy/Downloads/sm_scratches.jpg
Last edited by fixit (2024-09-26 22:22:55)
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This is a thunar custom action. I am trying to get it to show the full pathname and filename of a highlighted file. This is not working
readlink -f %f > filename_path.txt && geany filename.txt_path && rm filename_fath.txt
This give the filename of a highlighted file.
basename %f > filename.txt && geany filename.txt && rm filename.txt
This works from a terminal
readlink -f sm_scratches.jpg
/home/andy/Downloads/sm_scratches.jpg
Why not just right-click the file, select Properties, and view the "Link Target" field? If you're trying to edit the file with geany, just double-click or use "Open with"? It will resolve the link for you.
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It won't work for what I need. I want the full path with the filename so I copy and paste it.
readlink will do that but I can not get it to work with a thunar custom action.
Last edited by fixit (2024-09-26 17:58:51)
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What version of Thunar are you running? It works for me once I fix the errors in your filenames of your command.
Instead of:
readlink -f %f > filename_path.txt && geany filename.txt_path && rm filename_fath.txt
...try:
readlink -f %f > filename_path.txt && geany filename_path.txt && rm filename_path.txt
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Thanks administrator from Canada.
It works perfect. :-)
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