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== Elements of File Management ==

== Linux File System ==

~~To be completed~~ When using Linux, it is a good idea to get a sense of the general directory structure, and understand the purpose of each directory. Here is a link to a general guide to the Linux directory structure: [http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy.html http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy.html]

== Graphical File Management (Using Nautilus) ==

The default file manager in Ubuntu is called Nautilus.

Here is a '''link to a guide on how to perform file management operations with Nautilus:'''

[http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus.html http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus.html]

== Linux Commands (Command Line ~~File Management~~ Interface) == It is said there are approximately 2,500 Linux OS commands (for regular-users and super-user)... Linux ~~Commands~~commands are issued in the shell terminal window. Just think of it like the MS Windows command prompt. Learning how to issue commands can come in handy later if you want to combine them in files to be run automatically called "'''shell scripts'''"... Here is a '''link to 687 Linux commands (O'Reilly Linux devcenter.com) ==:''' [http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/ http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/] Here is a link to '''Linux commands relating to directory and regular file management:'''

~~To be completed~~ [http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/commands/linux_crfmanview.html http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/commands/linux_crfmanview.html]

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