Posts Tagged ‘nautilus’
Hide files in Linux Mint/Ubuntu
Hiding specific files in Ubuntu and Mint is done by placing a dot (.) in front of their name, e.g. renaming the file muh to .muh will mark it as hidden and render it invisible the next time you open its directory (this does not work on the desktop).
To make files hidden without altering their name, create a new document called .hidden in the folder where the files that you want to hide are located. Enter the names of the files into the document, one name per line, then save it. Open the target folder to check if it worked.
To make hidden files visible, simply hit Ctrl + H.
Create shortcuts in Linux (symbolic links)
Windows users are used to be able to create shortcuts to have fast access to their files and folders which is especially useful if these are buried deep in their system – this feature isn’t as obvious on most Linux systems as it is in Windows. Shortcuts are made using symbolic links here.
Terminal way (the link will appear in the folder the terminal points to):
ln -s /folderorfile/link/will/point/to /name/of/the/link
Desktop way:
To create a symlink without a terminal, just hold Shift+Ctrl and drag the file or folder you want to link to to the location where you want the shortcut. This method may not work with all desktop managers.