Chapter 11 Managing Files And Directories; The Gnome File Manager - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 Manual

Section 11.1:The GNOME File Manager
11 Managing Files and Directories
The GNOME and KDE file managers are powerful and important tools. You can use these applications
to help you create, edit, and delete files and directories, as well as accomplish other tasks throughout
your system. This chapter also explains how to manage files and directories from the command line.
Unless you are root, you will not be able to gain access to all the files and
directories on your system. If you do not have the permission to open, delete,
or execute a file, you will receive an error message saying your access is
denied.
See Introductory Terms for information on logging in with su (as opposed
to su -) for more on permissions.
This chapter provides an overview of Nautilus and Konquerer, the file managers for GNOME
and KDE. To learn more, read the GNOME User's Guide or the KDE user's documentation
in their respective help browsers. You can also find the latest documentation at their websites:
http://www.gnome.org and http://www.kde.org.

11.1 The GNOME File Manager

The GNOME file manager, Nautilus, lets you easily browse and work with files and directories. If
Nautilus does not open on your desktop by default:
• From the
Main Menu Button
• From the desktop, click on the home directory icon. By default, this icon looks like a house.
When you first open Nautilus, you see something similar to Figure 11–1, A Sample Nautilus Window.
Permissions
, click on =>
Programs
=>
Applications Nautilus
113
.