---
name: "gigolo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gigolo"
version: "0.6.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gigolo"
---

# gigolo(1)

a simple frontend to easily connect to remote filesystems with GIO/GVfs

## NAME

Gigolo — a simple frontend to easily connect to remote filesystems with GIO/GVfs

## SYNOPSIS

**gigolo** \[**option**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Gigolo is a frontend to easily manage connections to local and remote filesystems using GIO/GVfs. It allows you to quickly mount a remote filesystem and manage bookmarks to such.

Homepage: https://docs.xfce.org/apps/gigolo/start

## OPTIONS

If called without any arguments, the Gigolo main window is shown.

- **-a**, **--auto-connect**

  Connect all bookmarks which are marked as 'auto connect' and exit.

- **-i**, **--new-instance**

  Don't find and show an already running instance of Gigolo, instead force opening a new instance.

- **-l**, **--list-schemes**

  Print a list of supported URI schemes and exit.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Be verbose and print some more information to stdout.

- **-V**, **--version**

  Show version information.

- **-?**, **--help**

  Show help information and exit.

Gigolo supports all generic GTK options, a list is available on the help screen.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Enrico Troeger. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2. A copy of this license can be found in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program.