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>   
    In this section each menu item in the GNOME  File Manager will be described. 
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>     All menus in the GNOME File Manager are enabled with the tear-away 
     feature. If you would like any menu to "float" on the desktop in its own 
     window simply select the perforation line at the top of the menu.
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>      <B
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>File</B
> - The File Menu contains items associated with 
      files and higher level activity.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Create New Window</B
> - This will open a new File 
	 Manager Window.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New | Terminal</B
> - This launches a new GNOME
         Terminal window that will automatically navigate to the directory
         displayed in the main window view.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New | Directory</B
> - This creates a new
         directory in the directory displayed in the main window view.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New | [application]</B
> - Some applications may
         put items for you in the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>New</B
> menu. For example, the
         Gnumeric spreadsheet will put a <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>New Gnumeric
         Spreadsheet</B
> menu item in the <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>New</B
> menu
         so you can a new spreadsheet in the directory displayed in the main
         window view.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Open</B
> - This will open the file you have 
	 selected with your mouse cursor.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Copy</B
> - This will launch the Copy dialog to  
	 enable you to copy the selected file to a destination you choose.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Delete</B
> - This will delete the file you have 
	selected.
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>		Once you have deleted a file you cannot recover it!
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Move</B
> - This will launch the Move/rename
	 dialog to enable you to rename the selected file or move it to a
	 destination you choose.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Show directory sizes</B
> - This option will
         determine the size of your directories and display it in the Detail or
         Custom views. Depending on the size of your directories, this could
         take a while to display and may tax your system when viewing large
         directories.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Close this Window</B
> - This will close the GNOME
        File Manager window you are currently running.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Edit</B
> - The Edit menu contains items that are associated 
      with editing and selecting files.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Select All</B
> - This will select all of the
	files in the main window.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Select Files</B
> - This will launch a
	simple dialog box which will allow you to specify a selection
	pattern. For example, if you wish to select all files
	beginning with the letter D you can simply type
	<TT
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><B
>D*</B
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> and press <B
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>OK</B
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Invert Selection</B
> - This will invert
	the current selection. For example, if you have 7 files
	selected in a directory with 10 files, selecting
	<B
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>Invert Selection</B
> will select the
	three remaining files and unselect the 7 files that were
	previously selected.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Search</B
> - This toggles on the "completion"
        search for the File Manager. Once it is turned on the status bar at the
        bottom of the window displays the word "Search:" and allows you to start
        typing. If you are searching for a file named "GNU" in the directory
        displayed in the main window view typing "G" will move the selection to
        the first file or directory beginning with "G". Typing "GN" move the
        selection to the first file beginning with "GN", and so on. You may also
        toggle this feature on by pressing
        <B
CLASS="KEYCAP"
>CTRL</B
>-<B
CLASS="KEYCAP"
>S</B
>.To end the
        search you may select the file or directory or simply navigate away from
        the file with the arrow keys or your mouse.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Rescan Directory</B
> - This will rescan the 
	current directory in case the files in the directory have changed.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Settings</B
> - This contains the Preferences menu item.
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>        <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Preferences</B
> - This will launch the
        Preferences dialog so that you can customize the GNOME File Manager.
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>      <B
CLASS="GUIMENU"
>Layout</B
> - This menu contains items that are associated 
      with the layout in GNOME File Manager.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Sort By</B
> - This will launch a dialog box 
	 which will allow you to select how you wish the files to be sorted in
	 the current directory. You may sort by one of the following:
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>Name</P
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>File Type</P
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>Size</P
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>Time Last Accessed</P
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>Time Last Modified</P
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>Time Last Changed</P
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Filter View</B
> - This will bring up a
	 simple dialog which allows you to view only files with names
	 matching a pattern. For example, if you wish to view only
	 files in the directory that start with the letter D you can
	 type D* into the dialog and press
	 <B
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>OK</B
>. If you wish to see all files again
	 you will need to launch the Filter View dialog again and
	 clear the dialog or type in a *.
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>         <B
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>Icon View</B
> - Selecting this will display the 
	 files in the main window as large icons.
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>         <B
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>Partial View</B
> - Selecting this will display
	 the files in the main window as a list with only file names.
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>         <B
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>Full View</B
> - Selecting this will display the
	 files in the main window as a list with all file information.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Custom View</B
> - The <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Custom
	 View</B
> menu item switches the main window to the Custom
	 View which is a list view displaying the information about your files
	 that you specify. To customize the Custom view you will need to use
	 the <TT
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><B
>Custom View Editor</B
></TT
> in the
	 <TT
CLASS="GUILABEL"
><B
>Preferences</B
></TT
> dialog. You may read more about the
	 <TT
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><B
>Preferences</B
></TT
> dialog in <A
HREF="gmcprefs.html"
>the section called <I
>Changing Your Preferences in the File Manager</I
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>       <B
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>Commands</B
> - The Command menu contains items that are 
       commands to run on files in the GNOME File Manager.
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Find File</B
> - This brings up a dialog
	 which allows you to search for particular files on your system.
        </P
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Edit mime types</B
> - This option will launch
	 the GNOME Control Center Capplet that allows you to edit Mime Types for
	 GNOME. Mime types determine, among other things, what application will
	 handle particular file types. You can read more about Mime types in
         <A
HREF="doc-handlers.html#GCCMIME"
>the section called <I
>GNOME Mime Types</I
> in the chapter called <I
>The GNOME Control Center</I
></A
>. 
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Run Command</B
> - This menu item allows you to 
	 run a command from GMC.
        </P
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Run Command in panel</B
> - This menu item lets 
	 you run preloaded commands or commands you specify within the directory 
	 that you are currently in. Such commands might be to find SUID or SGID 
	 programs, etc.
        </P
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>         <B
CLASS="GUIMENUITEM"
>Exit</B
> - This will allow you to exit the GNOME
	 File Manager. 
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>          This will exit all GNOME File Manager processes which include the
	  GNOME Desktop. If you exit you will lose all functionality on your
	  desktop. This action is not recommended. If you wish to close the
	  current window, use the <B
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