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Chapter 7. The GNOME File Manager

will be able to add to the "list" of ﬁles that are selected. Once you have

selected multiple ﬁles by either method you may copy or move the

ﬁles.

You may also select all ﬁles in a directory by selecting the Select All

menu item from the Edit menu.

You may also ﬁlter your selection by using the Select Files menu item

in the Edit menu. Using Select Files will display a simple dialog

which will allow you to type in criteria for your selection. In this ﬁeld,

the symbol * is interpreted as a wildcard, E.g., it matches any string.

For example, if you would like to select all ﬁles in the directory that

start with the letter D, you can type D* (note that ﬁlenames in Unix are

case-sensitive).

Copying and Moving Files

The default action for drag and drop in the GNOME File Manager is to

move ﬁles. But you can also use drag and drop to copy a ﬁle by

pressing the SHIFT key while dragging the ﬁle(s). This will work the

same for any ﬁles you drag to the desktop.

You may also toggle a menu which lets you decide what action to

perform with a drag by using the middle mouse button to drag a ﬁle or

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