Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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Figure 3.2: Nautilus Standard Window
To navigate between folders, use the drop-down menu at bottom left edge of the
Nautilus window. Here, find all parent folders to the current directory up to the
file system root. Select the desired folder and it opened in a new Nautilus win-
dow on top of the old one. Alternatively, open just the immediate parent of the
current folder by choosing ‘File’ ➝ ‘Open Parent’. If you want to close these par-
ent folders, select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Close Parent Folders’.
Nautilus window. Here, find all parent folders to the current directory up to the
file system root. Select the desired folder and it opened in a new Nautilus win-
dow on top of the old one. Alternatively, open just the immediate parent of the
current folder by choosing ‘File’ ➝ ‘Open Parent’. If you want to close these par-
ent folders, select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Close Parent Folders’.
3.3.2
File Management
Nautilus supports drag and drop for file management. Any file from the desktop
can simply be dragged onto an open Nautilus window and dropped to its final
destination. To move files between directories, open the source directory contain-
ing the file to move. Select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Open Location’, enter the path to the target
directory, then drag the files to move to the Nautilus window holding the target
directory. Files and folders can be moved to and from an open Nautilus window
and the desktop.
can simply be dragged onto an open Nautilus window and dropped to its final
destination. To move files between directories, open the source directory contain-
ing the file to move. Select ‘File’ ➝ ‘Open Location’, enter the path to the target
directory, then drag the files to move to the Nautilus window holding the target
directory. Files and folders can be moved to and from an open Nautilus window
and the desktop.
If you need to create multiple copies of a file, use ‘Edit’ ➝ ‘Duplicate’. For simple
cut, copy, and paste of files, use the ‘Edit’ menu or right-click the file icon then
selecting the appropriate item from the context menu that appears. To rename a
file, right-click it and select ‘Rename’.
cut, copy, and paste of files, use the ‘Edit’ menu or right-click the file icon then
selecting the appropriate item from the context menu that appears. To rename a
file, right-click it and select ‘Rename’.
Nautilus supports file browsing across a network. To connect to a remote server
(FTP, SSH, HTTP, Samba, etc.), click ‘File’ ➝ ‘Connect to Server’. You are then
(FTP, SSH, HTTP, Samba, etc.), click ‘File’ ➝ ‘Connect to Server’. You are then
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3.3. File Management with Nautilus