dolphin Command Examples

KDE's file manager to manage files and directories. See also: nautilus, caja, thunar, ranger. More information: https://apps.kde.org/dolphin/.

• Launch the file manager:

dolphin

• Open specific directories:

dolphin {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}

• Open with specific files or directories selected:

dolphin --select {{path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...}}

• Open a new window:

dolphin --new-window

• Open specific directories in split view:

dolphin --split {{path/to/directory1}} {{path/to/directory2}}

• Launch the daemon (only required to use the D-Bus interface):

dolphin --daemon

• Display help:

dolphin --help