GNOME Quick Start –  SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
 4. Managing Files and Folders
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Managing Files and Folders

Use the Nautilus File Manager to create and view folders and documents, run scripts, and create CDs of your data. Open Nautilus by double-clicking your home directory icon on the desktop. The contents of your home directory are displayed.

The elements of the Nautilus window include the following:

Menu: Lets you perform most tasks.

Toolbar: Lets you quickly navigate among files and folders, and provides access to files and folders.

Location Bar: Lets you locate files, folders, and URI sites.

Side Pane: Lets you navigate or display information about the selected file or folder. Use the drop-down list to customize what is shown in the pane. The list includes ways to view information about files, perform actions on files, add emblems to files, view a history of recently visited sites, and display your files in the tree system.

View Pane: Displays folders and files. Use the options on the View menu to increase or decrease the size of content in the view pane and to display items as a list or as icons.

Status Bar: Displays the number of items in a folder and gives the available free space. When a file is selected, the status bar displays the filename and size.

Archiving Folders

If you have files you have not used recently but want to keep on your computer, you can compress the files into a tape archive (TAR) format.

  1. In the Nautilus view pane, right-click the folder you want to archive and select Create Archive.

  2. Accept the default archive filename or provide a new name. Use tar.gz for the most common archive form.

  3. Specify a location for the archive file, then click Create.

To extract an archived file, right-click the file and select Extract Here.

Creating a CD/DVD

If your system has a CD or DVD read/write drive, you can use the Nautilus file manager to burn CDs and DVDs.

  1. Click Computer+More Applications+Audio & Video+GNOME CD/DVD Creator, or insert a blank disc and click Make Data CD/DVD or Make Audio CD/DVD.

  2. Copy the files you want to put on the CD or DVD into the Nautilus CD/DVD Creator window.

  3. Click Write to Disc.

  4. Modify information in the Write to Disc dialog box or accept the defaults, then click Write.

    The files are burned to the disc. This could take a few minutes, depending on the amount of data being burned and the speed of your burner.

You can also use the Helix* Banshee™ music player to burn audio and MP3 CDs.

Using Bookmarks

Use the Nautilus bookmarks feature to mark your favorite folders.

  1. Select the folder or item you want to create a bookmark for.

  2. Click Bookmarks+Add Bookmark. The bookmark is added to the list, with the folder name as the bookmark name. When you bookmark a file, it is the folder that is actually bookmarked.

  3. To select an item from your bookmarks list, click Bookmarks, then click the desired bookmark in the list.

You can also organize your bookmarks list by clicking Bookmarks+Edit Bookmarks and making your selections in the dialog box.

To change the order of your bookmarks, click a bookmark and drag it to the desired location.

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