Chapter5.Working with Files on the Desktop


Chapter 5. Working with Files on the Desktop

What You'll Learn in This Chapter:

  • What files and directories are and how they are organized in Linux

  • How to create and save a new text file with the text editor

  • How to use the file manager to list files in your home directory

  • How to open an existing file, edit it, and save the changes

  • How to navigate through files and directories in your file system using the file manager

  • How to copy or move file(s) from one directory to another

  • What the context menu is and how to use it

In the previous chapter, you learned about the Linux desktop; you now know how to access the desktop and open, move, and close application windows. In this chapter, you learn how to use the Linux desktop to work with files and data.



    SAMS Teach Yourself Red Hat(r) Fedora(tm) 4 Linux(r) All in One
    Cisco ASA and PIX Firewall Handbook
    ISBN: N/A
    EAN: 2147483647
    Year: 2006
    Pages: 311
    Authors: David Hucaby

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