---
name: "nemo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nemo"
version: "6.6.4-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/nemo"
---

# nemo(1)

the Cinnamon File Manager

## NAME

nemo - the Cinnamon File Manager

## SYNOPSIS

**nemo** \[*options*\] *URIs*...\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **nemo** command.

Nemo is the file manager for the Cinnamon desktop.\

## OPTIONS

Nemo follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-g**

  - **--geometry=*GEOMETRY***

  Create the initial window with the given geometry.

- **-t**

  - **--tabs**

  **Open URIs in tabs.**

- **--existing-window**

  **Open URIs in an existing window.**

- **-n**

  - **--no-default-window**

  **Only create windows for explicitly specified URIs.**

- **--fix-cache**

  **Repair the user thumbnail cache - this can be useful if you're having trouble** **with file thumbnails.  Must be run as root.**

- **--debug**

  **Enable debugging code.  Example usage: 'NEMO\_DEBUG=Actions nemo --debug'.  Use NEMO\_DEBUG=all for more topics.**

- **-q**

  - **--quit**

  **Quit Nemo.**

- **--help**

  **Show a summary of options.**

- **--version**

  **Show Nemo's version.**

- **Other standard GNOME options not listed here are also supported.**

  ## NOTE ON THE ROOT USER

**Ordinarily, nemo and nemo-desktop treat being run as the root user as special, with certain** **restrictions and UI changes. This behavior can be bypassed via a gsettings key. You can use** **the following command to enable/disable this override:**

**gsettings set org.nemo.preferences treat-root-as-normal true\|false**

## BUG REPORTS

**Please report bugs and feature requests here: https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo**

## AUTHOR

**This manual page was originally written for Nautilus by Takuo KITAME \<kitame@debian.org\> and Dafydd** **Harries \<daf@muse.19inch.net\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used** **by others).**