Nautilus
Nautilus is the default file manager of the GNOME desktop. It can be used to create
folders and documents, display and manage your files and folders, run scripts, write
data to a CD, and open URI locations. For more details, see
.org/projects/nautilus/
with Nautilus" (Chapter 2, Working with Your Desktop, ↑GNOME User Guide).
Okular
Okular is the document viewer for KDE 4 which is replaces KPDF. Apart from
PDF files, Okular allows you to view a great number of file formats. Its functional-
ity can be easily embedded in other applications. For more details, see
okular.kde.org/
with Okular (↑KDE User Guide).
taper
Taper is a backup and restore program that provides a friendly user interface to allow
backup and restoration of files to and from a tape drive. Alternatively, files can be
backed up to archive files. Recursively selected directories are supported. For more
details, see at http://taper.sourceforge.net/.
vim
vim (vi improved) is a program similar to the text editor vi. Users may need time
to adjust to vim, because it distinguishes between command mode and insert mode.
The basic features are the same as in all text editors. vim offers some unique options,
like macro recording, file format detection and conversion, and multiple buffers in
a screen. For more details, see http://www.vim.org/.
GNU Emacs and XEmacs
GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable, self-documenting, real-time display
editor. XEmacs is based on GNU Emacs. Both offer nearly the same functionality
with minor differences. Used by experienced developers, they are highly extensible
through the Emacs Lisp language. They support many languages, like Russian,
Greek, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. For more details see
.xemacs.org/
.html.
or read Section "Managing Folders and Files
or read Chapter 4, Viewing PDF Files and Other Documents
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs
and
http://www.gnome
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