Nautilus is the graphical file browser like explorer in windows or finder in mac.
By default nautilus is in spatial mode.(open new window for every double clicks).
We can change the behaviour by editing system->preferences->file management in the behaviour tab check always open in browser window.
The same window will come with noutilus' edit -> preference also.
Files and folders can be moved graphically with nautilus using cut paste or copy paste features. Drag and drop also can be done for the same.
With drag and drop it will be a cut paste if source and destination are in the same partition, and it will be a copy paste otherwise. While dropping press alt so that you will get the option to make a copy , a move or to create a link(short cut).
Accessing remote file systems
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We have different network file services to access remote file systems.
To configure a remote connection go to places->connect to server...
Different server type available are
1. SSH
2. FTP (with log in)
3. Public FTP
4. Windows share
and more
SSH can be used to connect Linux to Linux, If you know the password of the remote machine you can connect and use it as it is local. Windows share or samba server is used to share something from Linux to windows( can also be accessed by Linux), only shared locations can be accessed by the clients.
We will discuss all these in detail later..
By default nautilus is in spatial mode.(open new window for every double clicks).
We can change the behaviour by editing system->preferences->file management in the behaviour tab check always open in browser window.
The same window will come with noutilus' edit -> preference also.
Files and folders can be moved graphically with nautilus using cut paste or copy paste features. Drag and drop also can be done for the same.
With drag and drop it will be a cut paste if source and destination are in the same partition, and it will be a copy paste otherwise. While dropping press alt so that you will get the option to make a copy , a move or to create a link(short cut).
Accessing remote file systems
----------------------------
We have different network file services to access remote file systems.
To configure a remote connection go to places->connect to server...
Different server type available are
1. SSH
2. FTP (with log in)
3. Public FTP
4. Windows share
and more
SSH can be used to connect Linux to Linux, If you know the password of the remote machine you can connect and use it as it is local. Windows share or samba server is used to share something from Linux to windows( can also be accessed by Linux), only shared locations can be accessed by the clients.
We will discuss all these in detail later..