Start pcmanfm-qt directory tree side pane

contrib-versioning
Lyn Perrine 6 years ago
parent 124d983e63
commit bc4f688857

@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ Along the top to create a new tab in pcmanfm-qt you can use the button with a fi
To create a new empty text file press :kbd:`Control + Alt +N` or :menuselection:`File --> Create New --> Blank File` and type in the name of the file you want. To create a new folder or directory press :menuselection:`File --> Create New Folder` or press :kbd:`Control+ Shift +N` and input the new folder name. To delete your files from pcmanfm-qt will first put them in the trash so they are not gone forever. To move a file into the trash right click that file move to trash or press :kbd:`Delete`. To get a file out of the trash in places trash to get to your trash or :menuselection:`Go --> Trash`. To remove a file from the trash right click restore. To permanently delete all files from the trash can right click on the places empty trash.
To view a directory tree on your side pane select :menuselection:`directory tree` from the menu above the side pane. To expand into a folder press the :guilabel:`+` to expand the files and the :guilabel:`-` button to collapse the folder. To switch to back to places from the menu above the side pane select :menuselection:`Places`.
If you single click on a file you will select it. If you double click on it you will open it in the default program to open that file. If you right click on a file you can select which program to open a file with if you have multiple programs to open it. If you want to selct multiple files you can hold down control and select the files. To copy files select the file right click copy or press :kbd:`control +c`. To cut files select them right click cut and or press :kbd:`control + x`. After copying or cutting a file you can paste them with right click paste or press :kbd:`control +v`. To select all files in a directory is to press :kbd:`Control+ A` or right click Select All for all of the files. To select multiple files with the mouse you can hold down :kbd:`Control` and left click to select all of the files.
To connect to a remote server such as a NAS go to the :menuselection:`go --> Connect to server` and authenticate to your remote storage. If you want to plug in removeable storage you can open the storage on the left sidebar with devices. This same applies to other internal filesystems on your computer. To eject removeable media press the button on the left with a circled up arrow to eject.
To connect to a remote server such as a NAS go to the :menuselection:`go --> Connect to server` and authenticate to your remote storage. If you want to plug in removeable storage you can open the storage on the left sidebar with devices. This same applies to other internal filesystems on your computer. To eject removeable media press the button on the left with a circled up arrow to eject. On the side pane you can right click to open a place in a new tab by right clicking :menuselection:`Open in new tab` for places and mounted drives.
To see hidden files press :kbd:`control +h`, right click show hidden, or go to:menuselection:`view --> show hidden`. Press the same thing again to hide hidden files again. To open a terminal in your current folder press :kbd:`f4` or :menuselection:`Tool --> Open terminal` from the menu. To view the properties of a file or folder right click on it and select properties from the menu or press :kbd:`Alt +Enter`. General will show you the size of the file where the file is and when it was last modified or accessed.

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