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Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Thu, 6 Oct 2022 10:10:52 +0200, Arve Barsnes wrote: |
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>> This is probably a case of Dolphin not being a good tool, unless it |
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>> has a built-in command-line? |
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>> $ mv newfile oldfile |
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>> will overwrite the old file in place with the new file with the name |
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>> of the old file. |
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> And tab-completion makes this a lot quicker than renaming files in a file |
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> manager. |
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This is a option I haven't thought of. The mv command is a good |
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thought. Next time I have a lot of these to do, I'll try it. It just |
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may work. Plus, tab completion would be a nice bonus. |
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>> I know there are many file managers with a built-in terminal, so maybe |
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>> others have similar possible solutions. I saw someone mention midnight |
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>> commander which I believe is one. |
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> Or you could use a drop-down terminal like Yakuake to give a terminal on |
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> demand, whatever program you are using. Yakuake is for KDE, it wraps |
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> Konsole, but there are GNOME-ish variants too, I wouldn't be without it. |
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I look into Yakuake. I've never heard of it before. It's emerging and |
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I have to run to town to help a friend. |
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Thanks. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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