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Scripting the File Manager

You can access shell scripts through the file manager and direct them to act upon selected files. To do this, you select files in the file manager and then right-click them to produce a list of shell scripts you've written. From this list, you then choose the scripts that you want to act upon the selected files. In the following sections, again you might need to refer to Chapter 25 if you have trouble following along with the sample scripts.

Creating and Using File Manager Shell Scripts

To create shell scripts that can be used with the file manager (which is responsible for your desktop and the application windows used to copy, open, or move files), create and save any scripts that you want to the ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts ...