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File Manager Shortcut

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A quick question,

What is the command name for the Nemo file manager?

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I would like to create a shortcut Alt+F to simply open the file manager.

I tried "thunar" but it didn't work. I tried nemo-file-manager, that didn't work either.

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/usr/bin/nemo
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valiantgenomics wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:50 am What is the command name for the Nemo file manager?
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I tried "thunar" but it didn't work. I tried nemo-file-manager, that didn't work either.
I´d assume it would be 'nemo' rather than 'thunar´... any specific reason why you did not try 'nemo'? Because that seems to work.
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I tried both 'nemo' and '/usr/bin/nemo'.
And both work.
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valiantgenomics wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:50 am I would like to create a shortcut Alt+F to simply open the file manager.
Not needed, there is already a default shortcut: Super-E.
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Besides that:
nemo is in the find path (always). That's why the path must not be written in the command line, but of course it does not hurt, to write the complete path name.
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Thanks all!

Moem wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:08 am
valiantgenomics wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 14, 2022 6:50 am What is the command name for the Nemo file manager?
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I tried "thunar" but it didn't work. I tried nemo-file-manager, that didn't work either.
I´d assume it would be 'nemo' rather than 'thunar´... any specific reason why you did not try 'nemo'? Because that seems to work.
No specific reason, in fact, my mind didn't even allow me to think for a second that it could be that simple, so I over-complicated it by default :D
Cosmo. wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 14, 2022 7:36 am Not needed, there is already a default shortcut: Super-E.
Yes, but I have Super+E mapped to something else.
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Wouldn't it make more sense, to remap this "something else"?
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In your shortcut command field just tell nemo where you want it to open:
example:
nemo /home/me/Music
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Cosmo. wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:00 am Wouldn't it make more sense, to remap this "something else"?
Yeah, I get what you mean but since I'm creating a very strict logic and hierarchy of shortcuts where the cardinal ones are bound to Super and the ancillary are bound to Alt, Ctr, etc. And I deem opening the file manager an ancillary task, hence the Alt key makes sense to me.
all41 wrote: ⤴Sun Aug 14, 2022 11:23 am In your shortcut command field just tell nemo where you want it to open:
example:
nemo /home/me/Music
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