NOTE: This page is obsolete.

"Open shell here"-extension for Konqueror / KDE

NOTE: the extension has been incorporated into KDE 3.1: this page is outdated unless you use versions 2.2 or 3.0.

To add a 4DOS/4NT style "Open shell here" extension (right-click on a directory in which you want to open a shell) to Konqueror,

download shellhere.desktop
copy it either to
- ./kde/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/ or
- corresponding system wide directory (in Debian it's, for KDE3 at least, /usr/share/apps/konqueror/servicemenus/).

...or alternatively install konq-shellhere_1.0-1_all.deb if you are using Debian. (also available: package source)

It starts Konsole by default, but you can easily change the shell by editing the file. If anyone knows how to find out KDE default terminal emulator from a shell script, please tell me.

I've tried the script with Debian's KDE 2.2 and KDE 3.0 packages.

More information

For more information about creating desktop extensions / service menus for KDE, see

Creating Konqueror Service Menus - tutorial by Aaron J. Seigo
Desktop Entry Standard
- ...and especeially List of valid Exec parameter variables (also very usefull when using KDE's "Edit File Type" menu)

I hereby place the script in public domain. Feedback and improvement suggestions are welcome.
Jarno Elonen <elonen@iki.fi>

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