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| .TH "XDG-FILE-DIALOG" 1 "" "" "xdg-file-dialog Manual" |
| .SH NAME |
| xdg-file-dialog \- command line tool for providing file and directory selection dialogs |
| .SH "SYNOPSIS" |
| .ad l |
| .hy 0 |
| .HP 16 |
| \fBxdg\-file\-dialog\fR openfilename [\fB\-\-title\ \fITITLE\fR\fR] [\fIFILENAME\fR] |
| .ad |
| .hy |
| .ad l |
| .hy 0 |
| .HP 16 |
| \fBxdg\-file\-dialog\fR openfilenamelist [\fB\-\-title\ \fITITLE\fR\fR] [\fIFILENAME\fR] |
| .ad |
| .hy |
| .ad l |
| .hy 0 |
| .HP 16 |
| \fBxdg\-file\-dialog\fR savefilename [\fB\-\-title\ \fITITLE\fR\fR] [\fIFILENAME\fR] |
| .ad |
| .hy |
| .ad l |
| .hy 0 |
| .HP 16 |
| \fBxdg\-file\-dialog\fR directory [\fB\-\-title\ \fITITLE\fR\fR] [\fIDIRNAME\fR] |
| .ad |
| .hy |
| .ad l |
| .hy 0 |
| .HP 16 |
| \fBxdg\-file\-dialog\fR {\fB\fB\-\-help\fR\fR | \fB\fB\-\-manual\fR\fR | \fB\fB\-\-version\fR\fR} |
| .ad |
| .hy |
| |
| .SH "DESCRIPTION" |
| |
| .PP |
| The xdg\-file\-dialog program can be used to let the native file selection dialog handle file and directory input\&. |
| |
| .PP |
| xdg\-file\-dialog is for use inside a desktop session only\&. It is not recommended to use xdg\-file\-dialog as root\&. |
| |
| .SH "COMMANDS" |
| |
| .TP |
| openfilename |
| Returns the filename with path for a file to read from\&. \fIFILENAME\fR can optionally be used to specify path and filename of a preselection\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| openfilenamelist |
| Returns one or more filenames with path for files to read from, each on a new line\&. \fIFILENAME\fR can optionally be used to specify path and filename of a preselection\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| savefilename |
| Returns the filename with path for file to write to\&. \fIFILENAME\fR can optionally be used to specify path and filename of a preselection\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| directory |
| Returns the path for an exsiting directory\&. \fIDIRNAME\fR can optionally be used to specify a path of a preselection\&. |
| |
| .SH "OPTIONS" |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB\-\-title\fR \fITITLE\fR |
| Sets the dialog's title (caption) to the specified text\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB\-\-help\fR |
| Show command synopsis\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB\-\-manual\fR |
| Show this manualpage\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB\-\-version\fR |
| Show the xdg\-utils version information\&. |
| |
| .SH "EXIT CODES" |
| |
| .PP |
| An exit code of 0 indicates success while a non\-zero exit code indicates failure\&. The following failure codes can be returned: |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB1\fR |
| Error in command line syntax\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB2\fR |
| One of the files passed on the command line did not exist\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB3\fR |
| A required tool could not be found\&. |
| |
| .TP |
| \fB4\fR |
| The action failed\&. |
| |
| .SH "EXAMPLES" |
| |
| .PP |
| |
| |
| .nf |
| |
| xdg\-file\-dialog savefilename /tmp/foobar\&.png |
| |
| .fi |
| Asks for a save file name starting in directory /tmp and suggesting foobar\&.png as the filename |
| |
| .PP |
| |
| |
| .nf |
| |
| xdg\-file\-dialog directory \-\-title "Select a target folder" /tmp |
| |
| .fi |
| Asks for a directory name starting in directory /tmp using the text "Select a target folder" as the dialog's title/caption\&. |
| |
| .SH AUTHOR |
| Kevin Krammer. |
