Option
Run executable text files when
they are clicked
View executable text files
when they are clicked
Ask each time
Ask before emptying the Trash
or deleting files
Include a Delete command
that bypasses Trash
Display
To configure the way icon captions and dates appear in the file manager, click Edit >
Preferences > Display.
Description
Runs an executable file when you click the file. An
executable file is a text file than can execute (that is,
a shell script).
Displays the contents of an executable file when you
click the file.
Displays a dialog when you click an executable file.
The dialog asks whether you want to execute the file
or display the file.
Displays a confirmation message before the Trash is
emptied or before files are deleted.
Adds a Delete menu item to the Edit menu and the
pop-up menu that is displayed when you right-click
a file, folder, or desktop object. When you select an
item and click Delete, the item is immediately deleted
from your file system.
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