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Chapter 7: Using the Filesystem
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✓ View As List: This command gives you a list of information about the
file, as well as its icon and name (see Figure 7-3). Note that there are still
small icons available along the left of the listing.
For more advanced settings for the View As List mode, choose
View➪Visible Columns.
Figure 7-3:
Nautilus
with the
View As List
option in
rich’s home
directory.
Along with these View menu commands, you can also use
✓ Reload: If you just created a file and don’t see it in the folder, select this
option.
✓ Show Hidden Files: All files in Linux whose names start with a dot (for
example, .profile) are hidden files — you have to tell Linux explicitly
that you want to see them.
✓ Zoom In, Zoom Out, and Normal Size: Change the visual size of the
folder’s contents.
✓ Reset View to Defaults: Start over from scratch.
Creating files and folders
To create a new file or folder in Nautilus, follow these steps:
1. Browse to the folder you want to create the item in.
You need to have the folder open and be inside its window before
proceeding.