This tip of the week is all about bluetooth. First of all make sure you have the neccessary bluetooth packages installed.

bluetooth

gnome-bluetooth

Then simply create a textfile called <whateveryouwant> and type in:

#!/bin/bash

gnome-obex-send $*

save it and copy it to /usr/bin/ (with root rights of course). Make sure this file is marked as executable.

Now simply open a thunar filemanager window and choose edit -> custom actions. Here you can add the script with files as parameter (see the legend) .

Example :

Now you are able to send any file directly to your bluetooth device quickly from within the filemanager.