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Simple KDE Actions

In KDE, files are represented with icons that usually indicate the file type. You can see an example of this in Figure 4.3.

Figure 4.3. The file system in KDE.

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As illustrated in Figure 4.3 directories are shown as folders, just as they are in Microsoft Windows. Double-clicking a directory is similar to using the cd command to get to that directory from the command line, but by navigating with KDE, you can access all your files and not have to type in a single command at the shell prompt. In addition, if you need to move or copy files, you can do so with the mouse by clicking on the file, holding it, and ...