Mac OS X Panther in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

Files and Folders

Synopsis

Create a new folder?

File→New Folder (in the Finder)

Control-click→New Folder (in a Finder window or on the Desktop)

Shift--N.

Tip

In earlier versions of the Mac OS, -N was used to create new folders; now -N is used to open a new Finder window.

Select New Folder from the Finder’s Action menu.

Rename a file or folder?

Click once on the icon and hit Return, type in the new name, and then hit Return to accept the new name.

Click once on the icon, and then click once on the name of the file to highlight it (or press Return). Type in the new name for the file or folder, and hit Return to accept the new name.

Click on the icon, and then use -I to open the Get Info window. Click on the disclosure triangle next to Name & Extension, enter the new file or directory name, and then close the Get Info window.

In the Terminal, use the following command:

MacChuck:~ chuck$ mv myFile.txt yourFile.txt

The mv command changes the name of myFile.txt to yourFile.txt.

Change the program associated with a particular extension?

Click on a file, and then use File→Get Info (or -I). Click on the disclosure ...