Thunar custom action to remove files with append only attribute

fixit · 2018-02-27 18:22:07

I would like to make a Thunar custom action that can remove files with the append only attribute.

I know I would need chattr -a and then a rm command.

ToZ · 2018-02-27 21:21:46

Since chattr requires root privileges, you could embed gksudo into your command, like:

for file in %F; do gksudo "chattr -a '"$file"'; rm '"$file"'"; done

fixit · 2018-02-27 21:36:25

It did not work.

gksudo box came up ok. Appearance conditions are checked off for text,audio,video,image, and other files.

File attributes are -rw-rw-r--

ToZ · 2018-02-27 22:38:39

Hrmmm. Try it this way. Create a shell script with the following content:

#!/bin/bash

for file in "$@"
do
        chattr -a "$file"
        rm "$file"
done

...and make it executable.

For the custom action command, set it to "gksudo /path/to/your/script %F"

fixit · 2018-02-27 22:50:30

Thanks a lot. Worked perfectly. :-)

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