Finding and copying files in Ubuntu - Newbie [Linz]

[Michael R Head]

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.


Or, if you only want to do this once in a while, just right-click on the
folder in question and select "Browse folder"


> 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.
> 
> Lindsay wrote:
> > I am trying to move a file from the folder /home/myname/fake_windows to
> > a folder further down the tree.  What program do I use to do that?  In
> > Windows it was Windows Explorer.
> > Linz
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

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Michael R Head <burner at suppressingfire.org>
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