Custom open with action for a file type: double click a certain file type logs file's location
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I need the following behavior. If user selects one or more *.mp3 files and hits Enter the list of files is saved to ~/Documents/mp3log.log.
I guess I need to set open with to a custom bash script, but what should this script contain?
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I need the following behavior. If user selects one or more *.mp3 files and hits Enter the list of files is saved to ~/Documents/mp3log.log.
I guess I need to set open with to a custom bash script, but what should this script contain?
bash
edited Feb 14 at 15:58
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up vote
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down vote
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I need the following behavior. If user selects one or more *.mp3 files and hits Enter the list of files is saved to ~/Documents/mp3log.log.
I guess I need to set open with to a custom bash script, but what should this script contain?
bash
edited Feb 14 at 15:58
dessert
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asked Feb 14 at 15:36
Stepan
19319
I need the following behavior. If user selects one or more *.mp3 files and hits Enter the list of files is saved to ~/Documents/mp3log.log.
I guess I need to set open with to a custom bash script, but what should this script contain?
bash
bash
edited Feb 14 at 15:58
dessert
20k55795
asked Feb 14 at 15:36
Stepan
19319
edited Feb 14 at 15:58
dessert
20k55795
asked Feb 14 at 15:36
Stepan
19319
edited Feb 14 at 15:58
dessert
20k55795
edited Feb 14 at 15:58
dessert
20k55795
edited Feb 14 at 15:58
dessert
20k55795
20k55795
asked Feb 14 at 15:36
Stepan
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asked Feb 14 at 15:36
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asked Feb 14 at 15:36
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That's a simple task, you just need to “open†the file(s) with an executable script like this:
#!/bin/bash
echo $@ >>~/Documents/mp3log.log
for i in "$@"; do
xdg-open "$i"
done
xdg-open "$@" may be a better alternative for the loop if you want to deal with just a single file type here – of course you can also skip xdg-open and open it directly with the desired program, e.g. vlc "$@".
To run the selected files through the script by default just make it the default for the desired file type using your file manager.
answered Feb 14 at 16:28
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
That's a simple task, you just need to “open†the file(s) with an executable script like this:
#!/bin/bash
echo $@ >>~/Documents/mp3log.log
for i in "$@"; do
xdg-open "$i"
done
xdg-open "$@" may be a better alternative for the loop if you want to deal with just a single file type here – of course you can also skip xdg-open and open it directly with the desired program, e.g. vlc "$@".
To run the selected files through the script by default just make it the default for the desired file type using your file manager.
answered Feb 14 at 16:28
dessert
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up vote
2
down vote
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That's a simple task, you just need to “open†the file(s) with an executable script like this:
#!/bin/bash
echo $@ >>~/Documents/mp3log.log
for i in "$@"; do
xdg-open "$i"
done
xdg-open "$@" may be a better alternative for the loop if you want to deal with just a single file type here – of course you can also skip xdg-open and open it directly with the desired program, e.g. vlc "$@".
To run the selected files through the script by default just make it the default for the desired file type using your file manager.
answered Feb 14 at 16:28
dessert
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up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
That's a simple task, you just need to “open†the file(s) with an executable script like this:
#!/bin/bash
echo $@ >>~/Documents/mp3log.log
for i in "$@"; do
xdg-open "$i"
done
xdg-open "$@" may be a better alternative for the loop if you want to deal with just a single file type here – of course you can also skip xdg-open and open it directly with the desired program, e.g. vlc "$@".
To run the selected files through the script by default just make it the default for the desired file type using your file manager.
answered Feb 14 at 16:28
dessert
20k55795
That's a simple task, you just need to “open†the file(s) with an executable script like this:
#!/bin/bash
echo $@ >>~/Documents/mp3log.log
for i in "$@"; do
xdg-open "$i"
done
xdg-open "$@" may be a better alternative for the loop if you want to deal with just a single file type here – of course you can also skip xdg-open and open it directly with the desired program, e.g. vlc "$@".
To run the selected files through the script by default just make it the default for the desired file type using your file manager.
answered Feb 14 at 16:28
dessert
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edited Feb 14 at 16:36
answered Feb 14 at 16:28
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answered Feb 14 at 16:28
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