Re: [gentoo-user] Dolphin and adding a option, if it exists.

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Neil Bothwick wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Oct 2022 10:10:52 +0200, Arve Barsnes wrote:
>
>> This is probably a case of Dolphin not being a good tool, unless it
>> has a built-in command-line?
>> $ mv newfile oldfile
>> will overwrite the old file in place with the new file with the name
>> of the old file.
> And tab-completion makes this a lot quicker than renaming files in a file
> manager.
>

This is a option I haven't thought of.  The mv command is a good
thought.  Next time I have a lot of these to do, I'll try it.  It just
may work.  Plus, tab completion would be a nice bonus.


>> I know there are many file managers with a built-in terminal, so maybe
>> others have similar possible solutions. I saw someone mention midnight
>> commander which I believe is one.
> Or you could use a drop-down terminal like Yakuake to give a terminal on
> demand, whatever program you are using. Yakuake is for KDE, it wraps
> Konsole, but there are GNOME-ish variants too, I wouldn't be without it.
>
>

I look into Yakuake.  I've never heard of it before.  It's emerging and
I have to run to town to help a friend.

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-)