How to copy the path of current directory in ubuntu 18.04

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How to get the path of directory in ubuntu 18.04. Such as clicking on title bar in windows.

Possible duplicate of [How can you quickly get the complete path to a file for use in terminal?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/23413/how-can-you-quickly-get-the-complete-path-to-a-file-for-use-in-terminal) — ThunderBird, Oct 01 '19 at 15:19

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 01 '19 at 13:55

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I guess you are looking for Ctrl+L. When you are in the file-browser, just press Ctrl+L and the path appears at the top.

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BeastOfCaerbannog

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yes Exactly thank you – Haider Yaqoob Oct 01 '19 at 15:42
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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 01 '19 at 13:53

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Right click on the directory then properties and you can see it under "Parent folder:"

answered Oct 01 '19 at 13:53

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 11 '19 at 14:31

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I created an extension for this. You can copy path and name:

https://github.com/chr314/nautilus-copy-path

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This is a very good tool. Thank you. For me, using the Ctrl+L features is decent, but not great. I usually need to copy a path to a specific file or folder to paste elsewhere. This tool gets that done and is easy to set up. +1 – nicorellius Jun 01 '22 at 15:34

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 12 '20 at 09:52

To permanently enable it on the nautilus window of Ubuntu18.04, use the following command:

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences always-use-location-entry true

But, I still have a question that on the older versions of Ubuntu, one can easily enable the path visibility/editing feature from the browser 'upload' window and easily change the path by pasting the path. Is there any way to do so directly in the new OS?

Thank you.

How to copy the path of current directory in ubuntu 18.04

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