graphics\howbutt.gifWorking with files in Corel File Manager

Corel File Manager lets you view and navigate the directories and files on your local file system and network file systems to which your computer is connected. You can access directories and files located on floppy disk or CD. You can open directories and files, and start applications from Corel File Manager, sort and refresh the file views, and move, delete, cut, copy, and paste directories and files. You can also place links and shortcuts to directories and files on the desktop for quick access. You can view the properties of directories and files, and search for directories, files, or network computers.

Corel File Manager also has browser and FTP capabilities. For more information about using Corel File Manager as a browser, see "Using Corel File Manager as a Web browser." For more information about using Corel File Manager to work with files using FTP, see Transferring files using FTP. You can use the browser capabilities of Corel File Manager to navigate the directories and files on your local file system or network by typing the file path or using the browse buttons.

The tree view and the flat view

The directories and files in Corel LINUX are organized hierarchically in a tree structure. The top level of the directory tree is called the root directory and is denoted by the slash (/) key. All other files and directories branch out from the root. A directory that contains subdirectories is called a parent directory. You can view the directories and files in Corel File Manager using a double-paned tree view or a single-paned flat view.

The tree view lets you navigate the file system using a double-paned window that displays multiple levels of the file structure at the same time. When you open a directory in the left pane, you see its subdirectories indented below it, and its subdirectories and files in the right pane of the Corel File Manager window.

The following illustration displays the parts of the tree view of Corel File Manager: 1) Title Bar and menu bar, 2) Toolbar, 3) Address box, 4) Directory list (left pane), 5) Contents list (right pane), 6) information headers, 7) Status bar.

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The flat view lets you "drill down" into the file system and shows only one level of the file structure at a time. Drilling down is the process of navigating down through the file system hierarchy by opening subdirectories within directories. For example, to drill down to the file /usr/info/file.txt, you open the root directory, then open the usr subdirectory, then open the info subdirectory, then select file.txt. The base level of this view shows the main parent directories in the Corel LINUX file system. When you open one of these, the view changes to display the subdirectories and files in that directory. You can open a subdirectory to view its contents.

Directories and subdirectories contain all types of files, including scripts, system executables, device files, mail files, and application files. For more information about file types and directory types, see "Navigating the file system." Files appear with the icons corresponding to the application that opens or executes the file. For more information about associating files with applications, see "Editing MIME types."

Some Linux system files are hidden by default. Hidden files are files that are critical for running operating system processes and daemons. You can view and edit hidden files if you are logged in as the root user. For information about logging in as a root user, see "Using the root account."

Parent Directories

The main tree view in Corel File Manager displays the following parent directories:

For more information about using the Windows Network, NFS Network, and V-Drive see "Sharing directories with remote users."