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A tool that allows users to configure various actions for the nautilus context menu.

Nautilus actions allows users to configure various actions in the Nautilus context menu, such as performing conversions on files, moving specific file types to specific folders, etc.

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Nautilus-Actions only show context option for file not folder

I'm using nautilus-actions to run scripts and commands by right clicking in nautilus and I know how to set nautilus-actions so that it only shows an option when certain conditions are met, such as mime-type, part of a name or a particular file…
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How to add an item to desktop right-click menu?

I'm trying to add an item to the nautilus context menu that would launch gnome-tweak-tool. Using Nautilus Actions Config Tool I've managed to add the item, however I want it to appear only when I right-click on the desktop, not in all folders. Could…
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Using pipes in nautilus-actions

I don't know if this is a valid question, I want to make links from selected files in nautilus and move the link files to the desktop, but piping commands doesn't work. My combination in "Path" field on "Command" tab is: link %B "Link to "%B | mv…
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ISO checksum menu in nautilus

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 x64, Unity, and Nautilus 3.2.1 I want to be able to perform checksum ISO in Nautilus. I have searched and…
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Nautilus-Action conf. tool - crafting a "set as background" action

I wanted to create an option in the context menu to set the clicked picture to current desktop background (just like in Windows). I read the the nautilus action help but I couldn't figure it out. This is by far the command I could craft: gsettings…
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Nautilus-Actions 3.1.4 - action ONLY for sftp files

I wrote a script that deletes remote files with root privileges. How to make my menu appears only when I select a file and not a directory? And only for SFTP files and NOT for local files?
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