New Folder from selection

Support & Help Requests
#1

Is there a way to put selected files in a new folder, as I can do in Nautilus?

#2

Not exactly sure what your asking , but you can always create a new folder and copy whatever files you want to it.

#3

Sure, but with the “new Folder from selection” function, like in Nautilus, it would be easier and faster, specially with lots of files!

#4

Caja doesn't natively support this feature, but you can create your own Caja Script to achieve similar functionality.

  1. Copy this into a new text file, save it to: ~/.config/caja/scripts/New Folder from Selection

    #!/bin/bash
IFS='\n'
paths="$CAJA_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS"
folder_name="$(zenity --entry --title='New Folder from Files' --text='What is the name of the folder?')"

mkdir "$folder_name"
while read -r path; do
    mv "$path" "$folder_name"
done <<< "$paths"

  2. Right click the file → Properties → Permissions tab and mark as executable.

  3. Optionally give your new script an icon.

  4. You can now right-click a selection of files and make a new folder from the "Scripts" menu.

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#5

Hi @lah7, could you please tell me how you changed the color of your ‘close’ button? :slight_smile:

#6

@Apollonius, I guess it’s one of these themes: Ambiance & Radiance Colors or Ambiance & Radiance Flat Colors :wink:

@lah7, thank you for the script!

#7

It is the Ambiance Colors (and Flat) theme, I’m still on 16.04. :art:

@TommyDavid You’re welcome! :slight_smile:

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