nautilus Command Examples

Default file explorer for GNOME desktop environment. Also known as GNOME Files. See also: dolphin, caja, thunar, vifm. More information: https://manned.org/nautilus.

• Launch Nautilus:

nautilus

• Launch Nautilus as root user:

nautilus admin:/

• Launch Nautilus and display a specific directory:

nautilus {{path/to/directory}}

• Launch Nautilus with a specific file or directory selected:

nautilus --select {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Launch Nautilus in a separated window:

nautilus --new-window

• Close all Nautilus instances:

nautilus --quit

• Display help:

nautilus --help