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Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

To Move a File or Folder

Note -

The following procedures assume that you have permission to write to the files to be moved. See "Basic Permissions".

Mouse

  1. Make the source and destination folders visible: by opening a File Manager view of the contents of the destination folder or the icon of the closed destination folder.

  2. Select the file or folder to be moved and drag it to the destination folder.

    If you move a folder, the entire folder and its contents are moved.

Keyboard

  1. Use the Tab and direction keys to move the highlight to the file or folder to be moved.

  2. Press the Spacebar to select the object.

  3. Choose Move to from the Selected menu.

  4. Type a name into the Destination Folder text field.

    For example, if you want to move the file report into the folder /u/john, you would type /u/john.

  5. Click OK or press Return.

    If you move a folder, the entire folder and its contents are moved.