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## Supported file managers

All file managers tested thus far accept [URIs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Resource_Identifier) like
`file:///home/user/file.txt`, as well as regular paths like `/home/user/file.txt`.

This package takes care of calling the file managers with the correct arguments for you. The command line arguments
shown here are for reference:

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|[Thunar](https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar)|XFCE|`thunar URI1 URI2`|❌|⚠|Specifying a file opens it. Multiple URIs open multiple Thunar windows.|
|PCManFM|LXDE|`pcmanfm URI`|❌|❌|Specifying a file opens it. Multiple URIs open only the first URI.|
|[PCManFM-Qt](https://github.com/lxqt/pcmanfm-qt)|LXQt|`pcmanfm-qt URI1 URI2`|❌|⚠|Specifying a file opens it. Multiple URIs open multiple PCManFM-Qt windows.|
|[CutefishOS File Manager](https://github.com/cutefishos/filemanager)|CutefishOS|`cutefish-filemanager`|❌|❌|Specifying a file causes File Manager to attempt to open it as if it is a folder . Multiple URIs open only the first URI.|
|[Index](https://invent.kde.org/maui/index-fm)| |`index URI1 URI2` |❌|❌|Specifying a file has no effect. Multiple URIs open multiple tabs, in addition to the user's home directory, which is always opened.|

All file managers tested thus far accept URIs like `file:///home/user/file.txt`, as well as regular paths like
`/home/user/file.txt`.
|[CutefishOS File Manager](https://github.com/cutefishos/filemanager)|CutefishOS|`cutefish-filemanager`|❌|❌|Specifying a file causes File Manager to attempt to open it as if it is a folder. Multiple URIs open only the first URI.|
|[Index](https://invent.kde.org/maui/index-fm)| |`index URI1 URI2` |❌|❌|Specifying a file has no effect. Multiple URIs open multiple tabs, in addition to the user's home directory, which is always opened.|

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