Thunar custom actions including "root terminal here" without gksudo

usage: start_urxvt.sh [-D] [-b bg] [-d dir] [-f] [-u root] [-v file]
    where:
      -D       Turn debugging on
      -b bg    Background colour.  bg must be valid for urxvt's -bg option. 
      -d dir   Start with dir as current working directory.
               If dir is not a directory its containing directory is used.
               For other than the current user, requires the user to
               service /tmp/start_urxvt.sh.<username>.cwd in .bashrc
      -f       Start fullscreen.
      -h       Print usage and exit
      -u user  Login as user
      -v file  Edit file using vi and exit. 
               For other than the current user, requires the user to
               service /tmp/start_urxvt.sh.<username>.vi in .bashrc

    Sample .bashrc code:
      # Co-operate with start_urxvt.sh
      cwd_file=/tmp/start_urxvt.sh.$USER.cwd
      if [[ -f $cwd_file ]]; then
          cd "$( < $cwd_file )"
          rm $cwd_file 2>/dev/null # Works only for root and same user 
      fi
      unset cwd_file
      vi_file=/tmp/start_urxvt.sh.$USER.vi
      if [[ -f $vi_file ]]; then
          file_to_vi="$( < $vi_file )"
          rm $vi_file 2>/dev/null # Works only for root and same user 
          vi "$file_to_vi"
          exit
      fi
      unset vi_file

start_urxvt.sh -b '#d3e5ef' -d %f -f -u root

start_urxvt.sh -v %f

#!/bin/bash

# Starts rxvt unicode terminal emulator with choice of current working 
# directory, fullscreen, user and vi.
# For usage see usage function or use option -h

# Developed and tested on Slackware 64 13.1 with urxvt unicode (urxvt) 9.07

# 18nov10 Charles
#   * Creation
# 19nov10 Charles
#   * Moved "get current screen size" code into this script
#   * Modified smaple .bashrc vi code to delete file before starting vi
#   * Removed background override for root

# Wish list
#   * Add option for choice of icon (when works in urxvt and environment)

# Programmer's notes
#   * Full paths to commands are used for performance

#--------------------------
# Name: usage
# Purpose: prints usage message
#--------------------------
function usage {
    local msg

    msg="usage: $my_nam [-D] [-b bg] [-d dir] [-f] [-u root] [-v file]"
    if [[ ${1:-} = '' ]]
    then
        msg="$msg$lf(use -h for help)"
        echo "$msg" >&2
    else
        msg="$msg$lf    where:
      -D       Turn debugging on
      -b bg    Background colour.  bg must be valid for urxvt's -bg option. 
      -d dir   Start with dir as current working directory.
               If dir is not a directory its containing directory is used.
               For other than the current user, requires the user to
               service /tmp/$my_nam.<username>.cwd in .bashrc
      -f       Start fullscreen.
      -h       Print usage and exit
      -u user  Login as user
      -v file  Edit file using vi and exit. 
               For other than the current user, requires the user to
               service /tmp/$my_nam.<username>.vi in .bashrc

    Sample .bashrc code:
      # Co-operate with start_urxvt.sh
      cwd_file=/tmp/$my_nam.\$USER.cwd
      if [[ -f \$cwd_file ]]; then
          cd \"\$( < \$cwd_file )\"
          rm \$cwd_file 2>/dev/null # Works only for root and same user 
      fi
      unset cwd_file
      vi_file=/tmp/$my_nam.\$USER.vi
      if [[ -f \$vi_file ]]; then
          file_to_vi=\"\$( < \$vi_file )\"
          rm \$vi_file 2>/dev/null # Works only for root and same user 
          vi \"\$file_to_vi\"
          exit
      fi
      unset vi_file
"
        echo "$msg"
    fi
}

# Configure script environment
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin
set -o nounset
unalias -a

# Utility constants
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
readonly false=
readonly lf=$'\n'                           # ASCII linefeed, a.k.a newline
readonly my_nam=${0##*/}
readonly true=true

# Parse command line
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
bg=
cwd=
debugging=
emsg=
file_to_vi=
fullscreen=$false
user=$( /usr/bin/whoami )
me=$user
while getopts :Db:d:fhu:v: opt
do
    case $opt in
        D )
            debugging=$true
            ;;
        b )
            bg="$OPTARG"
            ;;
        d )
            cwd="$OPTARG"
            ;;
        f )
            fullscreen=$true
            ;;
        h )
            usage -v
            exit 0
            ;;
        u )
            if [[ $OPTARG != '' ]]; then
                user=$OPTARG
            else
                emsg="${lf}No user name given on -u option. Option ignored"
            fi
            case $OPTARG in 
                root )
                    root=$true
                    ;;
                '' )
                    ;;
                * )
                    emsg="${lf}Invalid -u option argument '$OPTARG' ignored"
            esac
            ;;
        v )
            file_to_vi=$OPTARG
            ;;
        * )
            emsg="${lf}Invalid option '-$OPTARG' ignored"
    esac
done

# Test for extra arguments
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
shift $(( $OPTIND-1 ))
if [[ $* != '' ]]; then
    emsg="${lf}Invalid extra argument(s) '$*'"
fi

# Logging and debug
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
log_afn=/tmp/${0##*/}.$$.log
if [[ $debugging ]]; then
    exec 1>>"$log_afn"
    exec 2>>"$log_afn"
    set -xv
fi

# Report any command line errors
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
if [[ $emsg != '' ]]; then
    usage -v > "$log_afn"
    echo "$emsg" >> "$log_afn"
fi

# Build and run the urxvt command
# ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[[ $bg ]] && bg="-bg $bg" || bg=
if [[ $fullscreen ]]; then
    buf=$( xrandr --current )
    buf=${buf##*current }
    buf=${buf%%,*}
    geometry="-geometry ${buf// /}"
else
    geometry=
fi
[[ -d $cwd ]] || cwd=${cwd%/*}
case "$user" in
    $me )
        if [[ $file_to_vi != '' ]]; then
            exec /usr/bin/urxvt $bg $geometry -e /usr/bin/vi "$file_to_vi" &
        elif [[ $cwd != '' ]]; then
            exec /usr/bin/urxvt --chdir "$cwd" $bg $geometry &
        else
            exec /usr/bin/urxvt $bg $geometry &
        fi
        ;;
    * )
        if [[ $file_to_vi != '' ]]; then
            tmp_file="/tmp/$my_nam.$user.vi"
            echo "$file_to_vi" > "$tmp_file"
        elif [[ $cwd != '' ]]; then
            tmp_file="/tmp/$my_nam.$user.cwd"
            echo "$cwd" > "$tmp_file"
        fi
        if [[ $user = root ]]; then
            # root's .bashrc is expected to remove the temporary file
            exec /usr/bin/urxvt $bg $geometry -e /bin/su - $user &
        else
            # The user cannot remove the temporary file
            /usr/bin/urxvt $bg $geometry -e /bin/su - $user
            rm -f "$tmp_file"
        fi
esac

exit 0

start_urxvt.sh -b '#d3e5ef' -f -u root