Arguments not passed properly with 2 files selected...

[Creteil]

I have created an action to compare 2 PDF files with « diffpdf ».

For examples, I select these 2 files :

• /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X6BB006313.pdf
• /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X4BB013339.pdf

The resulting command is :

diffpdf /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X6BB006313.pdf/home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X4BB013339.pdf

The 2 files are passed as a single parameter without space...

Where as the expected one would be :

diffpdf /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X6BB006313.pdf /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X4BB013339.pdf

What I have missed ?

[bassmanitram]

Can you paste the command into the issue report

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On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 12:27 AM Creteil ***@***.***> wrote: *Creteil* created an issue (bassmanitram/actions-for-nautilus#84) <#84> I have created an action to compare 2 PDF files with « diffpdf ». image.png (view on web) <https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2eb886a3-9335-4838-8cb2-871fa2fd5fef> For examples, I select these 2 files : - /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X6BB006313.pdf - /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X4BB013339.pdf The resulting command is : diffpdf /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X6BB006313.pdf/home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X4BB013339.pdf *The 2 files are passed as a single parameter without space...* Where as the expected one would be : diffpdf /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X6BB006313.pdf /home/bigbob/Téléchargements/WAUZZZ8X4BB013339.pdf What I have missed ? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#84?email_source=notifications&email_token=ADAKLWRFDU6SKNH5KD4SJCT5BRIUNA5CNFSL4Z3JMQ5C6L3HNF2C22DVMIXUS43TOVSS6NBXGM4DSMZTHEYDDJTSMVQXG33OVJZXKYTTMNZGSYTFMSSWK5TFNZ2KYZTPN52GK4S7MNWGSY3L>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ADAKLWUXPDYVD7ZPOINZOP35BRIUNAVCNFSNUABFKJSXA33TNF2G64TZHM2TCMBYGA2TQMJTHNEXG43VMU5TINZTHA4TGMZZGAY2C5QC> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Creteil]

Sorry, I don't understand, what do you mean exactly by « Can you paste the command into the issue report » ?

In the meantime, here is the corresponding json :

    {
      "type": "command",
      "label": "Comparaison de 2 fichiers PDF's",
      "use_shell": true,
      "command_line": "diffpdf %F",
      "min_items": 2,
      "max_items": 2,
      "permissions": "read",
      "use_v1_interpolation": false,
      "mimetypes": [
        "application/pdf"
      ]
    }

[Creteil]

Maybe that ? :

bigbob@bigbob-t480s:~$ diffpdf --help
usage: diffpdf [options] [file1.pdf [file2.pdf]]

A GUI program that compares two PDF files and shows their differences.

The files are optional and are normally set through the user interface.

options:
--help        -h   show this usage text and terminate (run the program without this option and press F1 for online help)
--appearance  -a   set the initial comparison mode to Appearance
--characters  -c   set the initial comparison mode to Characters
--words       -w   set the initial comparison mode to Words
--language=xx      set the program to use the given translation language, e.g., en for English, cz for Czech; English will be used if there is no translation available
--debug=2          write the text fed to the sequence matcher into temporary files (e.g., /tmp/page1.txt etc.)
--debug=3          as --debug=3 but also includes coordinates in y, x order

Run the program without the --help option and click About to see copyright and license details
bigbob@bigbob-t480s:~$

[bassmanitram]

When you created the command in A4N, you entered a command field. paste it here

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[Creteil]

diffpdf %F

[Creteil]

Do you have everything needed to debug the problem ?

Is there a way to reach you somewhere in live chat to not pollute the ticket ?