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I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 and Nautilus Actions Configuration Tool 3.1.4. When ever I select the option 'run in terminal' in execution tab...it doesn't work. The comand i'm running shows a progress bar which is not visible using any other option. How can I fix this?

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  • Why do you want to do it with "run in a terminal" option? Do you want to see the output of your action? And it would be better, if you could let me know the command which you are trying to execute.
    – thefourtheye
    Apr 6, 2013 at 20:35
  • i'm trying to use rsync which display's a progress bar that needs a terminal
    – koogee
    Apr 7, 2013 at 0:20

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In nautilus-actions tool, go to Edit > Preferences > Runtime Execution. In the "command pattern" field, enter: gnome-terminal -x sh -c COMMAND

Then your commands/scripts will execute in the terminal just fine. Hope this helps someone!

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  • What if I want to run only specific options in the terminal?
    – Ramvignesh
    Oct 19, 2014 at 8:02
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Add a new action in Nautilus Actions Configuration Tool, called "Run in Terminal".

The relevant command is simple:

gnome-terminal -x %f

So, add that under Command tab

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To always keep the terminal open when running this action, use a Gnome Terminal profile with that setting: In gnome-terminal, Edit-Preferences, select 'Profiles' tab, add new profile and call it "hold", and under 'Command' tab check to keep it open:

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then add --profile=hold to the gnome-terminal parameters

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(On how to add that setting in other terminal emulators, see THIS answer.)

Then, under Mimetypes tab, add application/*.

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Be sure that under the 'Action' tab of Nautilus Actions Configuration Tool, you have selected the setting for displaying the option in context menu of selection.

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Save.

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