XFCE - "Open any file" via Keyboard Shortcut

README.md

Linux - "Open any file" via Keyboard Shortcut

Assign this little shell script to a keyboard shortcut Xfce to open a shell -prompt, then have that file / directory opened by it's native program.

Pretty simple, excellent user-experience!

Thanks to Xfce forum member "ToC" who helped me solve a problem with the script

How to install

• Download the shell script to your home folder (or wherever)
• Make it executable
  • chmod +x ./openanyfile.sh
• Open your Keyboard Settings: Menu > Settings > Keyboard > Application Shortcuts
• Add a new shortcut with the following command and shortcut:
  • exo-open --launch TerminalEmulator /home/david/openfile.sh
  • CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + O

Give it a go!

Port this script!

It should be trivial to port this script for GNOME / KDE / Fluxbox / OpenBox etc

openanyfile.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Be pretty
echo -e " "
echo -e " .  ____  .    ______________________"
echo -e " |/      \|   |                      |"
echo -e "[| \e[1;31m♥    ♥\e[00m |]  | Xfce - Open any file |"
echo -e " |___==___|  /        \e[1;30m© oodavid 2012\e[00m |"
echo -e "              |______________________|"
echo -e " "

# CD to the home folder (not sure if this is needed, no harm either way)
cd ~/

# Request the filepath
echo -e "\e[1;31mEnter a file or directory:\e[00m"
read -e -i "~/" filename

# Convert ~/ to /home/username/
filename=`eval "echo $filename"`
echo -e "opening\e[1;32m" $filename "\e[00m"

# Open the file
setsid exo-open "$filename"