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File managers provide either a GUI or CLI for interfacing with the file system. This tag can also be used for operations with files, such as copy, duplicating, renaming, etc.

File managers provide either a GUI or CLI for interfacing with the file system. Examples of File Managers include Dolphin, Nautilus, PCManFM, and Thunar.

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How to join text files?

I have saved many documents as txt. I want to print them together so first I want them together in a single file. The order doesn't matter in this case. I want a solution that does not involve typing the names of the files to be merged, but one…
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Why is /home/ called 'Home' in Nautilus (and other file managers, such as pcmanfm)?

Very simple question. When I am in my home directory in terminal and type pwd I get /home/. And it is the same directory when I am in Nautilus Home section: Ubuntu and Lubuntu file managers: So why is the same directory but it's called…
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How to disable viewing Window's hidden files in Ubuntu?

I used Ubuntu 10.10 with Wubi. It has been such a confusing matter that my hidden files on Window now can easily be seen on Ubuntu. It's not good at all. How can I disable this function of Ubuntu?
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How can I change the default application that archive manager uses?

When I had installed the rar application the archive manager was using that one which had problems with non-english characters. I uninstalled it and the archive manager used p7zip. The question is how can I make the archive manage (and extract…
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How do I open file manager from terminal in Ubuntu 18.04?

In Ubuntu 16.04 I can run open . to open file manager from terminal. The same command does not work in Ubuntu 18.04. How do I open file manager from current dir in terminal in 18.04?
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What GUI file managers show most details during file transfer?

When transferring many or very large files it is annoying to just wait with very little information. I find it comforting to be able to see what is going on, even if I have to wait. That's why I would like to have something similar to what I see in…
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How Do I Save A File With Hide X?

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04, and Hide X 0.3. I've setup the library, and configured the database. How can I save a file to it? I tried using: hidex write +source="/home/myusername/file.zip" +wam=yes +destination="/home/myusername/file.zip" I just got…
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Which all free dual pane file managers are available in Ubuntu?

I am interested in a two panel file manager, which is configurable, and easy to use with support for plugins. Where possible open source and currently in active development and stable versions. It would also be interesting if you have command line…
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file is visible on my desktop but not via the ls command

I have some Java programs that write some files to the desktop, read them, check them, and delete them. This might happen to about 50 files. Sometimes a few files remain on the desktop. The ones that remain seem random. I used to try to delete them…
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How Do I Add A New File To Hide X's Library?

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04, and Hide X 0.3. I've setup the library, and configured the database. I already asked a different question about saving a file with Hide X, but I want to learn how to do some other basic things like this too. I couldn't find…
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How to enable check box in file managers?

Having checkboxes to select files is a very useful feature available in Microsoft Windows. Is there any way to enable checkbox to select files in different file managers available in Ubuntu? Even if it is not available under the default settings, is…
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How to view recently opened media files?

In windows we have an option to view recently opened media files as my recent documents, I was wondering does there exists something like that in Ubuntu? via terminal or via GUI?
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where is my CD/DVD drive?

I have tried half a dozen file managers trying to find one that's usable for a same person, and have not yet seen one that recognized the DVD drive on my dual-boot (orig Win7) machine.
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How do I access File Manager and change to List View

this is a daft question even to me - but I am new to Ubuntu so pls bear with me. I have installed Ubuntu 12.04 lts. Now Ubuntu is running and the most obvious way to explore my file system is the home button on the top left, but it shows icons…
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change desktop file manager

I have marlin set to my default file explorer , but when I open my desktop icons it still uses nautilus. Is there a way to make marlin manage the desktop instead of nautilus?
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