Automatically reconnect sshfs
Posted: 2020-06-10 Filed under: system | Tags: reconnect, ssh, sshfs, thunar Leave a commentI’ve been using sshfs to mount a remote folder between computers in my home networks. Sometimes I switch from WiFi to wired connection or the other way around. This causes Thunar to freeze, if I had forgotten to unmount the remote folder. Which I almost always forget to do and it becomes quite annoying.
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Thunar: do not execute shell script files
Posted: 2016-04-12 Filed under: desktop, slackbuilds, system | Tags: double click, execute, script, shell, slackbuilds, thunar, xfce Leave a commentEvery time I need to open a shell script file that is executable (typically a SlackBuild), I right click on it in Thunar and select my editor from the Open with sub-menu. I miss the functionality of Nautilus, where I could tell the file browser to directly open such shell script files in a text editor when double clicked.
I searched a little and found several discussions about it. Read the rest of this entry »
Hiding any file or folder in Thunar
Posted: 2015-06-04 Filed under: desktop, system | Tags: amplifx, clc sequence viewer, cytoscape, folders, hide, home, pspp, thunar, xfce 1 CommentUsually, programs store their configuration files in a hidden folder that resides within the user’s $HOME. Such folders start with a dot (.), and are therefore regarded as hidden by the file manager. There are however, programs that do not follow this convention and instead create a regular folder in $HOME to store their settings and system files. Its location cannot be changed, which can be particularly annoying. Read the rest of this entry »
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