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to dig through and manipulate your files and directories with your mouse andsometimes just a bit of typing. In this section, I take you on a tour of the filemanagers that, by default, come with popular Linux distributions. Sailin with NautilusIn the GNOME desktop environment (so in Fedora Core if you re using the dis- tribution defaults), the file manager is Nautilus.To find this program, double- click the Home icon on your desktop. Figure 10-1 shows an example of whatyou can see with Nautilus open in an example home directory. If you want to play with a more sophisticated version of Nautilus, selectApplications.File Browser. Finding your way aroundMoving through the file system in Nautilus involves a couple of differentskills. In the first place, you need to know where you want to begin. Thisfactor decision isn t as difficult as it sounds, however. In the Places menu, you find the following options: Home:Your home directory, which is where all (or most of) of your filesand documents go. Computer:All your hard drives, floppy drives, CD and DVD-ROM drives, and other permanent and removable storage devices. Templates:Your document templates. Copy or move a document intothis section (I tell you how in the section Copying and moving files, later in this chapter). When you right-click on your desktop and chooseCreate Document from the context menu that appears, you re able tochoose the items in your Templates folder as a basis for the documentthat you want to make. Trash:The contents of your trash bin. I address how to empty it in thesection Taking out the trash, later in this chapter. CD Creator:Your CD waiting room. If you want to make a CD that con- tains a bunch of files (as opposed to creating an ISO image), move thosefiles to this location. You can find out about creating CDs in Chapter 18, because many people create CDs in the context of multimedia. After you choose one of the preceding commands, a separate window opens, leaving the window you were already working in open as well. You can closethe original window if you want by choosing File.Close or clicking the X inthe window s upper right corner. 194Part III:Getting Up to Speed with Linux