Activate the "New Document" option with specific file extensions in Ubuntu 22.04

Here's how you can do it:

1. Open a terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T or searching for "Terminal" in the application launcher.

2. Navigate to your templates directory by running the following command:

•   cd ~/Templates
  

• Create blank files with the desired file extensions. Run the following commands to create the required files:

•   touch New Text Document.txt
    touch New Presentation Document.odp
    touch New Word Document.docx
    touch New Excel Document.xlsx
    touch New CSV Document.csv
  

• Now, we'll create a script that allows you to create new files with these extensions from the right-click menu.

  Run the following command to create the script file:

•   touch create_new_document.sh
  

• Open the script file using a text editor:

•   nano create_new_document.sh
  

• Add the following lines to the script:

•   #!/bin/bash
  
    file_ext=""
    case "$1" in
        "Text file") file_ext=".txt";;
        "Presentation file") file_ext=".odp";;
        "Word file") file_ext=".docx";;
        "Excel file") file_ext=".xlsx";;
        "CSV file") file_ext=".csv";;
        *) exit 1;;
    esac
  
    touch "${2}/${file_ext}"
  

• Save the file by pressing Ctrl + O, and then exit the text editor by pressing Ctrl + X.

• Make the script executable by running the following command:

•   chmod +x create_new_document.sh
  

• Next, we need to create a create_new_document.desktop file to add the script to the right-click menu.

  Run the following command to create the create_new_document.desktop file:

•   touch create_new_document.desktop
  

• Open the create_new_document.desktop file using a text editor:

•   nano create_new_document.desktop
  

• Add the following lines to the file:

•   [Desktop Entry]
    Name=Create New Document
    Exec=/path/to/create_new_document.sh "%M" "%f"
    Icon=document-new
    Type=Action
    Categories=FileManagerActions;
    MimeTypes=inode/directory;
  

  Make sure to replace /path/to/create_new_document.sh with the actual path to the create_new_document.sh script file you created earlier.

• Save the file by pressing Ctrl + O, and then exit the text editor by pressing Ctrl + X.

• Move the .desktop file to the ~/.local/share/file-manager/actions directory by running the following command:

•   mkdir -p ~/.local/share/file-manager/actions
    mv create_new_document.desktop ~/.local/share/file-manager/actions/
  

• Finally, restart the file manager for the changes to take effect. You can do this by logging out and logging back in, or by running the following command:

nautilus -q

After completing these steps, you should see the "Create New Document" option with the specified file extensions when you right-click in any folder. Selecting the option will create a new file with the appropriate extension in the current directory.