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diff --git a/doc/tips/file_manager_integration.mdwn b/doc/tips/file_manager_integration.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..18210b8ee --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/tips/file_manager_integration.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +Integrating git-annex and your file manager provides an easy way to select +annexed files to get or drop. + +## nautilus + +Recent git-annex comes with built-in nautilus integration. Just pick the +action from the menu. + +[[!img assistant/nautilusmenu.png]] + +[[!img assistant/downloadnotification.png]] + +This is set up by making simple scripts in +`~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts`, with names like "git-annex get" + +## your file manager here + +Edit this page and add instructions! + +## general + +If your file manager can run a command on a file, it should be easy to +integrate git-annex with it. A simple script will suffice: + + #!/bun/sh + git-annex get --notify-start --notify-finish "$@" + +The --notify-start and --notify-stop options make git-annex display a +desktop notification. This is useful to give the user an indication that +their action took effect. Desktop notifications are currently only +implenented for Linux. |