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[#]: subject: "Mix and Match Terminal With Nautilus File Manager in Linux"
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[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/terminal-nautilus-combination/"
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[#]: author: "Abhishek Prakash https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/"
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[#]: collector: "lkxed"
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[#]: translator: " "
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[#]: reviewer: " "
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Mix and Match Terminal With Nautilus File Manager in Linux
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Nautilus is the graphical file browser in the GNOME desktop. You use it for accessing and managing files and folders on your system.
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You can also manage files and directories from the terminal though not everyone prefers that.
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However, you may encounter situations where you have to switch between the terminal and file manager.
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There are various ways to interact between the Nautilus file manager and terminal. Surprisingly, not many Linux users know about them.
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**_For example, in Nautilus, right-click and choose 'Open in terminal' option and you'll open the current directory location in the terminal._**
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![Open terminal from Nautilus file manager in Linux][1]
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That's just one of the many examples I am going to share with you in this article.
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### 1. Drag and drop to get the absolute path
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If you drag and drop a folder or a file to a terminal, its absolute path will be pasted on the terminal screen.
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![Dragging and Dropping a File or Folder from Nautilus to Terminal will paste tha absolute path of that item][2]
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This helps when you are deep inside the directory structure in the file browser and don't want to type the entire path in the terminal.
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### 2. Enter a directory
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It's similar to what you saw above. If you are deep inside the directory structure and don't want to type the entire path for [switching to the directory][3], this trick helps.
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Type the [cd command][4] in the terminal and then drag and drop to enter into the directory.
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![Enter to a directory by Drag and Drop that directory to the terminal after a "cd" command][5]
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### 3. Open a file in editor
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Similarly, you can open a file for [editing with Nano][6] or Vim editor.
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Drag and drop a file to `nano` command to open it for editing.
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![After typing "nano", drag and drop the file you need to edit to the terminal][7]
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### 4. Open a file for editing with sudo
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Same as above but this time, you open the file for editing with sudo access.
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![Open the sources list file in nano with sudo privileges.][8]
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### 5. Drag multiple files, if the command supports multiple arguments
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You can also drag and drop multiple files to get their absolute paths. This can be used with commands that accept more than one argument.
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For example, the [diff command checks the difference between two files][9]. Enter `diff` and then drag and drop the files you want to check for differences.
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![Check the difference in two files by selecting both files and then drag and drop them as diff command arguments][10]
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### 6. Copy and paste from text files
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Reading a document and have to run a command mentioned in it? You can of course [copy paste in the terminal][11].
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However, a quicker way is to select the text and drag and drop it to the terminal.
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This trick works with [GNOME-Sushi][12] preview as well.
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![Drag and Drop some text from any file from its overview using GNOME-Sushi][13]
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### 7. Drag and drop from browser
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Like the text files above, you can also drag and drop text from browsers. This helps in following tutorials while doing it at the same time.
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![Drag and Drop codes or URLs from internet to the terminal without copy or paste][14]
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### 8. Embed terminal in Nautilus
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Can't live without the terminal? Embed it directly in the file manager. This way you don't have to [open a terminal][15] separately.
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The thing here is that if you switch to another directory in the file browser, it automatically switches the directly in the embedded terminal also.
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You can perform most of the above-mentioned drag and drop operations in the Nautilus embedded terminal also. For example, search for a specific text in bashrc, by dropping the `.bashrc` file and using grep.
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![Search for a specific text in bashrc, by dropping the .bashrc file in the embedded terminal and using grep][16]
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### 9. Drag files between tabs of the embedded terminal
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Both terminal and file manager supports the tabbed view. You can drag and drop files from one tab to another.
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For example, to [check the shasum][17] value for an ISO, enter shasum command, then, drag and drop the file from another tab, as shown below.
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![Check the shasum value for an ISO, enter shasum command, then, drag and drop the file from another tab][18]
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### More on Nautilus and terminal
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Liked these tips? Maybe you would want to learn more such tips.
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If you want to get more out of the Nautilus file manager, here are a few tips for you.
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Here are some terminal tips to explore.
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💬 _Do you know any other such cool tip that combines the terminal and the file manager? Why not share it with us in the comment section below?_
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via: https://itsfoss.com/terminal-nautilus-combination/
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作者：[Abhishek Prakash][a]
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选题：[lkxed][b]
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译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/abhishek/
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[b]: https://github.com/lkxed/
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[1]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/right-click-open-in-terminal.gif
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[2]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/copies-absolute-path.gif
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[3]: https://itsfoss.com/change-directories/
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[4]: https://itsfoss.com/cd-command/
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[5]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/enter-a-directory.gif
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[6]: https://itsfoss.com/nano-editor-guide/
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[7]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/edit-bashrc.gif
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[8]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/open-sources.gif
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[9]: https://linuxhandbook.com/diff-command/
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[10]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/check-diff.gif
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[11]: https://itsfoss.com/copy-paste-linux-terminal/
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[12]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/sushi
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[13]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/from-sushi.gif
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[14]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/drag-and-drop-code-from-internet.gif
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[15]: https://itsfoss.com/open-terminal-ubuntu/
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[16]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/embedded-terminal.gif
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[17]: https://itsfoss.com/checksum-tools-guide-linux/
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[18]: https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/07/shasum-final.gif
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