On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:41 PM, steve <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> On 03/19/2010 05:16 PM, narendra sisodiya wrote:
>
>> I have made some custom shell script to process certain format. for
>> example
>> converting .mp3 to .ogg Or processng .ttt files(custom extension zip file)
>> with shell script. But the problem is I have to go command line and give
>> filename as argument. is there anyway I can make rightclick on files and
>> openwith customshell script where filename automatically comes as argument
>> !
>>
>>  Sure. If you are using gnome+nautilus, simply right click the file
> name->Open with-> Other application-> Use a custom command.
>
> You may choose to directly call your script directly (which *i think* would
> result in the script being called in the background) or launch it within a
> terminal. Most terminals support launching a command automatically using a
> flag (like -e for most xterm variants). So, you can enter something like
> this for the custom command:
>
> /usr/bin/gnome-terminal -e your_script_name
>
> The file is passed as an additional argument to this command.
>
This Trick do not work, I can see terminal but
echo $1 donot print file name



> If this is a frequent operation you might OTOH, want to write a nautilus
> script so that the option is shown directly in your right-click menu:
> http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/114134
>
> cheers,
> - steve
>


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