You can control whether you single-click or double-click files, how
executable text files are handled, and the trash behavior. Click
By default, clicking selects files and double-clicking opens them.
You can instead choose to have files and folders open when you click on
them once. When you use single-click mode, you can hold down the
An executable text file is a file that contains a program that you can run
(execute). The file
permissions must also allow for the file to run as a program. The most
common are
When you open an executable text file, you can select from:
If
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Executable text files are also called scripts. All scripts in the
Navigate to the desired folder.
Select the desired file.
Right click on the file to open the context menu and select the desired
script to execute from the
A script will not be passed any parameters when executed from a remote
folder such as a folder showing web or
This option is selected by default. When emptying the trash, a message will be displayed confirming that you would like to empty the trash or delete files.