nautilus - Man Page

• Launch Nautilus: nautilus
• Launch Nautilus as root user: sudo nautilus
• Launch Nautilus and display a specific directory: nautilus path/to/directory
• Launch Nautilus with a specific file or directory selected: nautilus --select path/to/file_or_directory
• Launch Nautilus in a separated window: nautilus --new-window
• Close all Nautilus instances: nautilus --quit
• Display help: nautilus --help

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nautilus [options] URIs...

nautilus is a file manager, designed for the GNOME 3 desktop.

-c,  --check

Perform a quick set of self-check tests.

--version

Show the version of the program.

-w,  --new-window

Always open a new window for browsing specified URIs.

-q,  --quit

Quit Nautilus.

-s,  --select

Select specified URI in parent folder.

-h,  --help

Show a summary of options.

Other standard GNOME options not listed here are also supported.

The documentation may be accessed by pressing F1 in the application or via the application menu.

For further information, visit the website https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Nautilus

Bug reports can be found and filed at https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/issues

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