User Commands nautilus(1)
NAME
nautilus - the GNOME File Manager
SYNOPSIS
nautilus [--browser] [--check] [--load-session=file] [--no-
default-window] [--no-desktop] [--quit] [location] [gnome-
std-options]
DESCRIPTION
The GNOME File Manager is the primary graphical interface to
the file system. It provides access to, and manipulation of,
files and folders on both local and remote filesystems by
giving a virtual view of them. The File Manager supports
multiple view types to allow you to view files and folders
as an arrangement of icons, as a detailed list, or as a
number of data-specific views which allow embedded viewing
of text, images and other multi-media.
Nautilus provides the desktop backdrop and its associated
icons for launching applications, access to folders, the
trash and removeable media (such as CD-ROMs and zip disks).
The trash container is a special view of objects that have
been removed from their original locations but not yet per-
manently deleted from the system. Emptying the trash will
delete these objects permanently.
The side pane of the main window provides additional infor-
mation about the folder in the current view as well as
allowing the user to add any arbitrary notes; for example,
to describe the folder or its contents. A tree view of the
filesystem is also available on the side bar, which can be
used to switch between the location of the main view and a
history view to show the recently viewed locations.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--browser Open a browser window.
-c, --check Perform a quick set of
self-check tests.
-l, --load-session=file Load a saved session from
the specified file. Implies
--no-default-window.
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-n, --no-default-window Only create windows for
explicitly specified loca-
tions.
--no-desktop Do not manage the desktop
backdrop.
-q, --quit Quit a currently running
Nautilus application.
gnome-std-options Standard options available
for use with most GNOME
applications. See gnome-
std-options(5) for more
information.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
location The location to be viewed. This location
may be specified as a filesystem directory
(for example, /home/guest/Documents), or by
using any of the URI schemes supported by
Nautilus (for example, http:/www.sun.com or
ftp:/ftp.gnome.org).
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching Nautilus to view a specific location
example% nautilus /home/guest/Images
Example 2: Opening a Nautilus window with a specified width
and height and without managing the desktop background
example% nautilus --geometry=450x300 --no-desktop
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
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>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/nautilus The command-line executable for the
GNOME file manager.
~/.nautilus/* The location of user-specific meta-
data, including notes, emblems, and
background patterns.
ATRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
ATRIBUTE TYPE ATRIBUTE VALUE
Availability SUNWgnome-file-mgr
Interface stability Volatile
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your
platform.
nautilus-cd-burner(1), nautilus-file-management-
properties(1), totem-video-thumbnailer(1), libgnomevfs-2(3),
attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5)
NOTES
Written by Stephen Browne, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003,
2006, 2007.
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