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elementaryOS Open Terminal Here | File Manager UX Hack
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To open a command line shell in the pantheon File Browser in elementary OS, you need to create a text file and paste code into it.
The location of the file which needs to be created is:
/usr/share/contractor/openinterminal.contract
One command you can use to edit it is:
sudo nano /usr/share/contractor/openinterminal.contract
On elementary OS 5.0 Juno
[Contractor Entry]
Name=Open terminal here
Icon=terminal
Description=Open terminal here
MimeType=inode;application/x-sh;application/x-executable;
Exec=io.elementary.terminal -w %U
Gettext-Domain=io.elementary.terminal
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