Add script to Nautilus in Ubuntu

Dec 22

In my previous post, in order to avoid a repetitive task I had to create a new action in Dolphin.

But now, for jobs reasons, I’m an Ubuntu user. So I should replicate the same behavior in Nautilus.

Create a file with the name of the action on this path ~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts

Paste this script

#!/bin/bash

for line in $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS; do
  if [[ "$line" = "" || "$line" = " " ]]; then
    exit
  else
    filename = $(basename $line)
    pdftk $line stamp /data/digital_ocean/tax_id_digital_ocean.pdf output digital_ocean.pdf
  fi
done

exit0

Add execute permission to the file.

Restart nautilus

Done!

Now, you are going to have an Script submenu with the new action on your right click menu.

Create a new Dolphin action in KDE 4

Nov 27

Context

• I hate repetitive tasks.
• I have to stamp a some PDF’s invoices, in order to fit our local tax office’s requirements.
• I need to run a command every month in order to accomplish this task.
• I’m a KDE 4 user.

Problem

I needed to find a simple solution to make it easier.

Solution

Create the file ~/.kde4/share/kde4/services/ServiceMenus/.desktop and add this content:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Service
ServiceTypes=KonqPopupMenu/Plugin
MimeType=application/pdf
Name=Stamp Digital Ocean Tax ID
Actions=StampDigitalOceanTaxID;
X-KDE-StartupNotify=false
X-KDE-Priority=TopLevel

[Desktop Action StampDigitalOceanTaxID]
Name=Stamp Digital Ocean Tax ID
Exec=pdftk %F stamp /data/digital_ocean/tax_id_digital_ocean.pdf output digital_ocean.pdf

This file, add a new action when you press right click over a PDF file. The option will be “Stamp Digital Ocean Tax ID” and execute the command on the last line.

And that’s it

Moving commits from master to a branch

Jul 16

Problem

Sometimes when I start a small fix, I think that is not necessary to put it on a new branch maybe with one commit should be enough. But then, I realize that should be necessary a bigger effort to fix it completely. So, I’d need a new branch. But I’ve already committed one o two commits. What can I do?

Solution

Create a new branch on your working directory:

git branch not-so-simple-feature

Move the master pointer two, three or n commits back (two on this example):

git reset --hard HEAD~2

Now you can move to the new branch and continue working.

git checkout not-so-simple-feature