How to restart nautilus without logging out?

How do I just restart the nautilus after adding a nautilus script without having to log out.


To restart nautilus...

  • First, type the following in your terminal to quit nautilus:

    nautilus -q or killall nautilus

  • Then, open nautilus via Unity menu (press the Super key) or using the run command (Alt + F2).


Open terminal by Ctrl+Alt+T and try this:

$ nautilus -q && nautilus &

get it done without switching from the terminal.