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User Commands                                         nautilus(1)



NAME
     nautilus - the GNOME File Manager

SYNOPSIS
     nautilus [--browser] [--check] [--load-session=file]  [--no-
     default-window]  [--no-desktop]  [--quit] [location] [gnome-
     std-options]

DESCRIPTION
     The GNOME File Manager is the primary graphical interface to
     the file system. It provides access to, and manipulation of,
     files and folders on both local and  remote  filesystems  by
     giving  a  virtual  view  of them. The File Manager supports
     multiple view types to allow you to view files  and  folders
     as  an  arrangement  of  icons,  as a detailed list, or as a
     number of data-specific views which allow  embedded  viewing
     of text, images and other multi-media.

     Nautilus provides the desktop backdrop  and  its  associated
     icons  for  launching  applications,  access to folders, the
     trash and removeable media (such as CD-ROMs and zip  disks).
     The  trash  container is a special view of objects that have
     been removed from their original locations but not yet  per-
     manently  deleted  from  the system. Emptying the trash will
     delete these objects permanently.

     The side pane of the main window provides additional  infor-
     mation  about  the  folder  in  the  current view as well as
     allowing the user to add any arbitrary notes;  for  example,
     to  describe  the folder or its contents. A tree view of the
     filesystem is also available on the side bar, which  can  be
     used  to  switch between the location of the main view and a
     history view to show the recently viewed locations.

OPTIONS
     The following options are supported:

     --browser                       Open a browser window.



     -c, --check                     Perform  a  quick   set   of
                                     self-check tests.



     -l, --load-session=file         Load a  saved  session  from
                                     the specified file.  Implies
                                     --no-default-window.






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     -n, --no-default-window         Only  create   windows   for
                                     explicitly  specified  loca-
                                     tions.



     --no-desktop                    Do not  manage  the  desktop
                                     backdrop.



     -q, --quit                      Quit  a  currently   running
                                     Nautilus application.



     gnome-std-options               Standard  options  available
                                     for   use  with  most  GNOME
                                     applications.   See   gnome-
                                     std-options(5)    for   more
                                     information.



OPERANDS
     The following operands are supported:

     location        The location to be  viewed.   This  location
                     may  be  specified as a filesystem directory
                     (for example, /home/guest/Documents), or  by
                     using  any  of  the URI schemes supported by
                     Nautilus (for example, http://www.sun.com or
                     ftp://ftp.gnome.org).



EXAMPLES
     Example 1: Launching Nautilus to view a specific location

     example% nautilus /home/guest/Images

     Example 2: Opening a Nautilus window with a specified  width
     and height and without managing the desktop background

     example% nautilus --geometry=450x300 --no-desktop

EXIT STATUS
     The following exit values are returned:

     0        Application exited successfully





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     >0       Application exited with failure



FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/bin/nautilus       The command-line executable for  the
                             GNOME file manager.



     ~/.nautilus/*           The location of user-specific  meta-
                             data,  including notes, emblems, and
                             background patterns.



ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | gnome/file-manager/nautilus |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface stability         | Volatile                    |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     Latest version of the GNOME  Desktop  User  Guide  for  your
     platform.

     nautilus-cd-burner(1),             nautilus-file-management-
     properties(1), totem-video-thumbnailer(1), libgnomevfs-2(3),
     attributes(5), gnome-std-options(5)

NOTES
     Written by Stephen  Browne,  Sun  Microsystems  Inc.,  2003,
     2006, 2007.













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