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Abhishek Kamal
Asked: 2018-06-24 05:57:25 +0800 CST

How to write python script which opens last working directory in nautilus (when we launch nautilus)?

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Elementary OS's file manager opens the last working directory whenever we launch that file manager.

How can I write a script for Nautilus which will work same as given example above?

nautilus-elementary nautilus-script

1 Answers

  1. Nautilus does not keep trace of the last opened folder
    But, it keeps trace of recent open files. See Recent section in Nautilus

    The following 'Ask' gives a good answer : close Nautilus while saving Tabs state
    A bit tricky but works: How can I make Nautilus file manager remember my open tabs?

    This script opens Nautilus on the folder of the last opened file
    This can be called by a custom launcher nautilus-last-file.desktop

    #!/bin/bash
LastFolder=$(grep -m1 'bookmark href' '~/.local/share/recently-used.xbel' | cut -f2 -d"\"" | cut -c 8-)
LastFolder=$(printf '%b' "${LastFolder//%/\\x}")
LastFolder=$(dirname "$LastFolder")
/usr/bin/nautilus "$LastFolder"
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