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-====== Advanced Topics ====== +====== The UNIX File System ======
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-===== To Bulk Rename Files ===== +
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-To //bulk rename// files means to rename multiple files at once using some criterion, that applies to atleast one of the files. Thunar includes a bulk renamer, which can be run separately using the command ''Thunar -B'' or from within Thunar by selecting two or more files in the main area and pressing {key>F2} or choosing {gui>Edit>Rename...} from the main menu. +
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-<figure "Bulk Rename Dialog"> +
-{{:xfce:thunar:bulk-rename.png?nolink&|}} +
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-The //Bulk Renamers// can be applied to the name of the files, the suffix of the files or both to the name and the suffix of the files. Thunar currently supports the following Bulk Renamers: +
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-  * Remove characters. +
-  * Numbering files. +
-  * Insert Date or Time. +
-  * Insert or overwrite characters. +
-  * Search and replace characters. +
-  * Convert to uppercase, lowercase or camlcase. +
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-Additional Bulk Renamers may be installed as plugins for Thunar. Check the [[http://thunar.xfce.org/plugins.html|Thunar Plugins]] website for currently available extensions. The [[http://thunar.xfce.org/pwiki/documentation/bulk_renamer|Thunar Project Wiki]] contains further details about this feature. Feel free to add more information to the Wiki. +
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-===== The UNIX File System =====+
  
 While the Thunar file manager does a good job at abstracting the details of the underlying file system, so the user does not need to care about them, it is sometimes useful to understand the basic concepts to get the whole picture. This section tries to give a brief introduction to the concepts of the UNIX file system, which is used today by all incarnations of UNIX, including Linux. While the Thunar file manager does a good job at abstracting the details of the underlying file system, so the user does not need to care about them, it is sometimes useful to understand the basic concepts to get the whole picture. This section tries to give a brief introduction to the concepts of the UNIX file system, which is used today by all incarnations of UNIX, including Linux.
  
-==== Folders and Paths ====+===== Folders and Paths =====
  
 In a UNIX file system all folders are arranged in a simple inverted tree structure descending and branching down from a single top level folder, which is called the root directory (the term directory is often used instead of folder) and displayed as File System in Thunar. This means that you can get from any folder to any other by going up the tree until you reach a common point, then down the tree through the appropriate subfolders until you reach your target. In a UNIX file system all folders are arranged in a simple inverted tree structure descending and branching down from a single top level folder, which is called the root directory (the term directory is often used instead of folder) and displayed as File System in Thunar. This means that you can get from any folder to any other by going up the tree until you reach a common point, then down the tree through the appropriate subfolders until you reach your target.
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 These are the four most important types of files in the UNIX file system. These are the four most important types of files in the UNIX file system.
  
-==== Ordinary Files ====+===== Ordinary Files =====
  
 An ordinary file may contain text, a program or other data. This includes image files, audio files, office documents and video files. The term file is often used to refer to an ordinary file. An ordinary file may contain text, a program or other data. This includes image files, audio files, office documents and video files. The term file is often used to refer to an ordinary file.
  
-==== Folder Files ====+===== Folder Files =====
  
 Folders are also files in the UNIX file system. To be exact a folder is a special file, which contains a mapping of file names to file references for every file contained within this folder. Folders are also files in the UNIX file system. To be exact a folder is a special file, which contains a mapping of file names to file references for every file contained within this folder.
  
-==== Symbolic Link Files ====+===== Symbolic Link Files =====
  
 A Symbolic link (often called a //symlink//) is a special file that contains a path to another file in the file system. Symbolic link files therefore do not contain any useful information themselves, but just refer to other files. A Symbolic link (often called a //symlink//) is a special file that contains a path to another file in the file system. Symbolic link files therefore do not contain any useful information themselves, but just refer to other files.
  
-==== Device Files ====+===== Device Files =====
  
 As mentioned earlier (most) devices are also accessed through the file system. These special device files are usually located in the ''/dev'' folder. For example the special file ''/dev/hda'' represents the first IDE disk on Linux.  As mentioned earlier (most) devices are also accessed through the file system. These special device files are usually located in the ''/dev'' folder. For example the special file ''/dev/hda'' represents the first IDE disk on Linux.