Is there any way to get the name(s) of the file(s) selected in the window manager (gnome 2.32) in a bash script?

Wait, what? I am not fully understanding what you are trying to say.

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I have a bash script foo.sh. I have mapped it to a hotkey in gnome. I select a file or some files on my desktop or nautilus and when i press the aforementioned hotkey, the bash script is invoked. And i need to retrieve the name(s) of the files i currently have selected in the script.

What you could do is modify the script to take in arguments of files, and add the script to the user script menu in nautilus. What does your script do?

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nothing much, I'm just looking for a way to map shred -u to a convenient hotkey and use it in nautilus/desktop

Oh, I actually have that set up under nautilus.

System -> Preferences -> Look and Feel -> Nautilus Actions Configuration

File, new action.

Context label - Shred
Tooltip and icon you can set yourself.
Check enabled, uncheck read-only.

Go to the command tab, and use the following:
Label: Shred
Path: shred
Parameters: -f -u -v -z %M

Conditions tab:
Appears if selection contains: Both
Check "Appears if selection has multiple files or folders"


After that, go to file, save.

Enjoy

Note, to access shred, you can select multiple files and folders, right click, and click on shred.

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To add to my post though... If you don't have the nautilus actions configuration, do the following as root in a terminal:
Cheers,

Josh

PS - Here is a site that has many config utilities for nautilus:
http://www.grumz.net/index.php?q=configlist

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After re-reading this, I thought that I should make a point about this, to whomever is reading this: Please tell us exactly what you are doing, what you want to accomplish, and the meaning behind what you are attempting to do. This thread started off in a direction the OP wanted to do, and come to find out, there was such an easier method of doing it. I see this a lot, and you, as the inexperienced user who doesn't know how to ask questions correctly, should definitely read up on how to ask questions the right way (not even who is reading this...). I am not bashing on the OP of this thread what so ever, I am just making a point. So next time, please help us out and fully describe what you want to do!

Cheers,

Josh