Thunar is a modern file manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. Thunar has been designed from the ground up to be fast and easy to use. Its user interface is clean and intuitive and does not include any confusing or useless options by default. Thunar starts up quickly and navigating through files and folders is fast and responsive.

• The File Manager Window – working with the Thunar window and modifying the layout
• Working with Files and Folders – basic file handling
• Using Removable Media – working with removable devices
• File Management Preferences – details of the different file manager preferences
• Frequently Asked Questions – some random things you probably want to know
• Advanced Settings – The xfce4-settings-editor, customize gtk3 css and more possible tweaks
• The UNIX filesystem – understanding the UNIX File System
• The "Send To" Menu – how to customize the send to menu

Thunar plugins can be installed as separate, additional packages in order to extend the functionality of Thunar. Most Thunar plugins offer additional options on files in the context menu or via shortcut. The interface which is used by thunar plugins is the thunarx API.

• Bulk Renamer – rename multiple files at once
• Custom Actions – custom commands associated with common mime-types or extensions
• Archive Plugin – allows to create and extract archive files
• Media Tags Plugin – improved support for ID3 tags
• Shares Plugin – Quickly share folders using Samba without requiring root access
• Volume Manager – Automatic management of removable devices in Thunar
• VCS Plugin – adds Subversion and GIT actions to the context menu

• Gnome Virtual File System – required for trash support, mounting removable media, and remote filesystems
• Tumbler – the remote thumbnail service for Thunar

• Reporting Bugs – Open bug reports and how to report new bugs

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