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For any file in the main file display you may right mouse click on it and choose a variety of properties and actions for it from the pop-up menu:
Open - This will open the file with the default application associated with it. You may read more about editing these associations in Mime Capplet Chapter in the GNOME User's Guide. Some files that are actually archives will allow you to "look inside" them. For example, .tar files, .gz files, and .rpm files can all be double clicked and the files archived inside them will appear in the File Manager.
Open With - You may open a file with any application using this menu item. You may read more about this in .
View - This will view the file with a basic text viewer.
Edit - This will launch an editor to edit the file. The editor launched is determined by the application associated with that file type. You may read more about editing this association in Mime Capplet Chapter in the GNOME User's Guide..
Copy - This will copy the file to the clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
Delete - This will delete the file.
Move - This will bring up the Move dialog, which will allow you to move the file. You can read more about this dialog and moving files in .
Symlink - Symlink allows you to create a symbolic link to the file you have selected i another directory. When you select Symlink you will see a dialog which allows you to type in the directory and filename that you wish to be the symbolic link to the file. This link will be a "shortcut" to the selected file. If you do no understand symlinks you might want to refer to the
Properties - The Properties menu item will launch the Properties dialog. The Properties dialog allows you to edit and view the properties for the selected file.
The Properties dialog consists of three tabs, Statistics, Options, and Permissions.
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