Finding and copying files in Ubuntu - Newbie [Linz]
Lindsay
judenlinz at orcon.net.nz
Mon Feb 14 06:45:50 UTC 2005
On Sun, 2005-02-13 at 22:40 -0600, thephotoman wrote:
> Nautilus is the program you need to do this. To set it up so that you
> can do so directly, go to the computer menu, open the desktop
> preferences menu, then select File Management.
>
> In the window it brings up, go to the second tab (Behavior) and select
> the checkbox next to "Always open in browser windows". Close the window.
>
> Now go to your home folder. Go to the View menu and select "Show Hidden
> Files". Next, go to the tab that says "Information" beneath the location
> bar and to the left of all the icons representing the files and folders
> in your home folder. Click on the arrow next to it and select "tree"
> from the dropdown menu. This will give you a Windows Explorer-like
> environment in which to move your files.
>
Word perfect. The first time I have been able to follow instruction
sent first time up. Thank you so very much for the patient tuition.
Attempting to copy/move the files now.
Linz
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