Making a shorcut ask for what file to open
Running Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop
I want to make a shortcut that when i click it, asks me what file to open(in a certain (pre-established) directory only, not anywhere on the disk) and then opens it for editing using gedit fileName &
Using this command on the terminal works:
sh -c "cd ~/example/path ;gnome-terminal; read fileName; gedit $fileName &"
My reasoning is it travels to the dir im looking for, opens the terminal there, asks for the fileName, then opens with gedit.
On the shortcut the behavior is a bit different. It travels to the right dir, opens the terminal with that path, then opens a new file.(I assume it creates an untitled file because $fileName is nothing i guess)
Is there a way to do this? The simpler the better.
The purpose of this is to open .c files in the directory without having to travel there and save a bit of time, and learn some commands on the way since i'm fairly new.
18.04 files gnome-terminal shortcuts
asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
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Running Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop
I want to make a shortcut that when i click it, asks me what file to open(in a certain (pre-established) directory only, not anywhere on the disk) and then opens it for editing using gedit fileName &
Using this command on the terminal works:
sh -c "cd ~/example/path ;gnome-terminal; read fileName; gedit $fileName &"
My reasoning is it travels to the dir im looking for, opens the terminal there, asks for the fileName, then opens with gedit.
On the shortcut the behavior is a bit different. It travels to the right dir, opens the terminal with that path, then opens a new file.(I assume it creates an untitled file because $fileName is nothing i guess)
Is there a way to do this? The simpler the better.
The purpose of this is to open .c files in the directory without having to travel there and save a bit of time, and learn some commands on the way since i'm fairly new.
18.04 files gnome-terminal shortcuts
asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
339
What about a simple "cd ~/example/path ; gedit"? When gedit lauches, press Ctrl+O and pick your file: de open dialog will by default look into the current directory, which you have set through the cd command. Alternatively, have nautilus open in that folder, and double-click the file you want to open.
– vanadium
Feb 15 at 8:10
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Running Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop
I want to make a shortcut that when i click it, asks me what file to open(in a certain (pre-established) directory only, not anywhere on the disk) and then opens it for editing using gedit fileName &
Using this command on the terminal works:
sh -c "cd ~/example/path ;gnome-terminal; read fileName; gedit $fileName &"
My reasoning is it travels to the dir im looking for, opens the terminal there, asks for the fileName, then opens with gedit.
On the shortcut the behavior is a bit different. It travels to the right dir, opens the terminal with that path, then opens a new file.(I assume it creates an untitled file because $fileName is nothing i guess)
Is there a way to do this? The simpler the better.
The purpose of this is to open .c files in the directory without having to travel there and save a bit of time, and learn some commands on the way since i'm fairly new.
18.04 files gnome-terminal shortcuts
asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
339
Running Ubuntu 18.04 on a laptop
I want to make a shortcut that when i click it, asks me what file to open(in a certain (pre-established) directory only, not anywhere on the disk) and then opens it for editing using gedit fileName &
Using this command on the terminal works:
sh -c "cd ~/example/path ;gnome-terminal; read fileName; gedit $fileName &"
My reasoning is it travels to the dir im looking for, opens the terminal there, asks for the fileName, then opens with gedit.
On the shortcut the behavior is a bit different. It travels to the right dir, opens the terminal with that path, then opens a new file.(I assume it creates an untitled file because $fileName is nothing i guess)
Is there a way to do this? The simpler the better.
The purpose of this is to open .c files in the directory without having to travel there and save a bit of time, and learn some commands on the way since i'm fairly new.
18.04 files gnome-terminal shortcuts
18.04 files gnome-terminal shortcuts
asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
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asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
339
edited Feb 14 at 21:20
Joao Oliveira
asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
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asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
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asked Feb 14 at 21:09
Joao OliveiraJoao Oliveira
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What about a simple "cd ~/example/path ; gedit"? When gedit lauches, press Ctrl+O and pick your file: de open dialog will by default look into the current directory, which you have set through the cd command. Alternatively, have nautilus open in that folder, and double-click the file you want to open.
– vanadium
Feb 15 at 8:10
add a comment |
What about a simple "cd ~/example/path ; gedit"? When gedit lauches, press Ctrl+O and pick your file: de open dialog will by default look into the current directory, which you have set through the cd command. Alternatively, have nautilus open in that folder, and double-click the file you want to open.
– vanadium
Feb 15 at 8:10
What about a simple "cd ~/example/path ; gedit"? When gedit lauches, press Ctrl+O and pick your file: de open dialog will by default look into the current directory, which you have set through the cd command. Alternatively, have nautilus open in that folder, and double-click the file you want to open.
– vanadium
Feb 15 at 8:10
What about a simple "cd ~/example/path ; gedit"? When gedit lauches, press Ctrl+O and pick your file: de open dialog will by default look into the current directory, which you have set through the cd command. Alternatively, have nautilus open in that folder, and double-click the file you want to open.
– vanadium
Feb 15 at 8:10
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Atom has support for this by pressing Ctrl+P which lets you start typing a filename and it will show the closest matches.
Also be aware that & only sends a process into the background, when you close the parent process (like your terminal) it will kill all the spawned gedit processes. You may want to use nohup or setsid to avoid that.
answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
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Well, I want to keep the terminal open, since its a .c file, I want to compile it and run it from there without having to close the file every time, so the &
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 14 at 21:41
There are plugins for Atom that will allow you to open a terminal at the bottom. Gedit also has plugins for opening a terminal within the app.
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 8:34
do you know which and how? the opening the terminal in gedit part i mean
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 15 at 15:56
See cs50.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/…
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 15:57
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Atom has support for this by pressing Ctrl+P which lets you start typing a filename and it will show the closest matches.
Also be aware that & only sends a process into the background, when you close the parent process (like your terminal) it will kill all the spawned gedit processes. You may want to use nohup or setsid to avoid that.
answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
2,92211525
Well, I want to keep the terminal open, since its a .c file, I want to compile it and run it from there without having to close the file every time, so the &
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 14 at 21:41
There are plugins for Atom that will allow you to open a terminal at the bottom. Gedit also has plugins for opening a terminal within the app.
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 8:34
do you know which and how? the opening the terminal in gedit part i mean
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 15 at 15:56
See cs50.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/…
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 15:57
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Atom has support for this by pressing Ctrl+P which lets you start typing a filename and it will show the closest matches.
Also be aware that & only sends a process into the background, when you close the parent process (like your terminal) it will kill all the spawned gedit processes. You may want to use nohup or setsid to avoid that.
answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
2,92211525
Well, I want to keep the terminal open, since its a .c file, I want to compile it and run it from there without having to close the file every time, so the &
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 14 at 21:41
There are plugins for Atom that will allow you to open a terminal at the bottom. Gedit also has plugins for opening a terminal within the app.
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 8:34
do you know which and how? the opening the terminal in gedit part i mean
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 15 at 15:56
See cs50.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/…
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 15:57
add a comment |
Atom has support for this by pressing Ctrl+P which lets you start typing a filename and it will show the closest matches.
Also be aware that & only sends a process into the background, when you close the parent process (like your terminal) it will kill all the spawned gedit processes. You may want to use nohup or setsid to avoid that.
answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
2,92211525
Atom has support for this by pressing Ctrl+P which lets you start typing a filename and it will show the closest matches.
Also be aware that & only sends a process into the background, when you close the parent process (like your terminal) it will kill all the spawned gedit processes. You may want to use nohup or setsid to avoid that.
answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
2,92211525
answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
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answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
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answered Feb 14 at 21:22
Kristopher IvesKristopher Ives
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2,92211525
Well, I want to keep the terminal open, since its a .c file, I want to compile it and run it from there without having to close the file every time, so the &
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 14 at 21:41
There are plugins for Atom that will allow you to open a terminal at the bottom. Gedit also has plugins for opening a terminal within the app.
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 8:34
do you know which and how? the opening the terminal in gedit part i mean
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 15 at 15:56
See cs50.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/…
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 15:57
add a comment |
Well, I want to keep the terminal open, since its a .c file, I want to compile it and run it from there without having to close the file every time, so the &
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 14 at 21:41
There are plugins for Atom that will allow you to open a terminal at the bottom. Gedit also has plugins for opening a terminal within the app.
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 8:34
do you know which and how? the opening the terminal in gedit part i mean
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 15 at 15:56
See cs50.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/…
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 15:57
Well, I want to keep the terminal open, since its a .c file, I want to compile it and run it from there without having to close the file every time, so the &
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 14 at 21:41
Well, I want to keep the terminal open, since its a .c file, I want to compile it and run it from there without having to close the file every time, so the &
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 14 at 21:41
There are plugins for Atom that will allow you to open a terminal at the bottom. Gedit also has plugins for opening a terminal within the app.
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 8:34
There are plugins for Atom that will allow you to open a terminal at the bottom. Gedit also has plugins for opening a terminal within the app.
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 8:34
do you know which and how? the opening the terminal in gedit part i mean
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 15 at 15:56
do you know which and how? the opening the terminal in gedit part i mean
– Joao Oliveira
Feb 15 at 15:56
See cs50.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/…
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 15:57
See cs50.stackexchange.com/questions/2026/…
– Kristopher Ives
Feb 15 at 15:57
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What about a simple "cd ~/example/path ; gedit"? When gedit lauches, press Ctrl+O and pick your file: de open dialog will by default look into the current directory, which you have set through the cd command. Alternatively, have nautilus open in that folder, and double-click the file you want to open.
– vanadium
Feb 15 at 8:10