Nemo
Nemo is the file manager of the Cinnamon desktop.
Contents
Installation
Install nemo from the Official Repositories.
Make Nemo your default file browser
Change from Nautilus to Nemo :
/usr/share/applications/nautilus.desktop
[...] #Exec=nautilus %U Exec=nemo %U [...]
Configuration
Show / hide desktop icons
# false to hide ; true to show dconf write /org/nemo/desktop/show-desktop-icons false
Extensions
- Nemo fileroller — Integrate File Roller into Nemo.
- RabbitVCS Nemo — Integrate RabbitVCS into Nemo.
- Python2 Nemo — Python bindings for the Nemo Extension API.
Nemo Actions
It allows the user to add new entries to the Nemo context menu.
The file /usr/share/nemo/actions/sample.nemo_action
contains an example of a Nemo action.
Places where to put custom action files :
-
$HOME/.local/share/nemo/actions/
-
/usr/share/nemo/actions/
Pay attention to the name convention. Your file has to preserve the file ending .nemo_action
.
Clam Scan
$HOME/.local/share/nemo/actions/clamscan.nemo_action
[Nemo Action] Name=Clam Scan Comment=Clam Scan Exec=gnome-terminal -x sh -c "clamscan -r %F | less" Icon-Name=bug-buddy Selection=Any Extensions=dir;exe;dll;zip;gz;7z;rar;
Moving files
$HOME/.local/share/nemo/actions/archive.nemo_action
[Nemo Action] Active=true # The name to show in the menu, locale supported with standard desktop spec. # Use %N as an (optional) token to display the simple filename in the label. # If multiple are selected, then the arbitrary first selected name will be used. # Token is inactive for selection type of Multiple, None and Any (it will be treated literally) # **** REQUIRED **** Name=Archive %N # Tool tip, locale supported (Appears in the status bar) # %N can be used as with the Name field, same rules apply Comment=Archiving %N will add .archive to the object. # What to run. Enclose in < > to run an executable that resides in the actions folder. # Use %U as a token where to insert a URL list, use %F as a token to insert a file list # **** REQUIRED **** #Exec=gedit %F Exec=<archive.py %F> # What type selection: [S]ingle, [M]ultiple, Any, or None (background click) # Defaults to Single if this field is missing Selection=S # What extensions to display on - this is an array, end with a semicolon # Use "dir" for directory selection and "none" for no extension # Use "any" by itself, semi-colon-terminated, for any file type # Extensions are NOT case sensitive. jpg will match JPG, jPg, jpg, etc.. # **** REQUIRED **** Extensions=any;
$HOME/.local/share/nemo/actions/archive.py
#! /usr/bin/python2 -OOt import sys import os import shutil filename = sys.argv[0] print "Running " + filename print "With the following arguments:" for arg in sys.argv: if filename == arg: continue else: print arg #os.rename('%s','%s.archive') % (arg,arg) shutil.move(arg, arg+".archive")