Using Drag and Drop
You can use drag-and-drop to perform several tasks in the file manager.
When you drag-and-drop, the mouse pointer provides feedback about the task
that you perform. The following table describes the tasks that you can perform
with drag and drop. The following table describes the mouse pointers that
appear when you drag and drop.
Table 8-8 Drag and Drop in the File Manager | |
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Move an item
| Drag the item to the new location.
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Copy an item
| Grab the item, then press and hold Ctrl. Drag the item
to the location where you want the copy to reside.
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Create a symbolic link to an item
| Grab the item, then press and hold Ctrl+Shift.
Drag the item to the location where you want the symbolic link to reside.
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Ask what to do with the item you drag
| Grab the item, then press and hold Alt. You can also
use the middle mouse button to perform the same operation. Drag the item to
the location where you want the item to reside. Release the mouse button.
Choose one of the following items from the pop-up menu: Move here – Moves the item to the location.
Copy here – Copies the item to the location.
Link here – Creates a symbolic link to the item at the
location.
Set as Background – If the item is an image, sets the
image to be the background. You can use this command to set the background
of the desktop, the side pane, or the view pane.
Cancel – Cancels the drag and drop operation.
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