6.2 Using CDE File Manager
6.2.1 The file manager
File Manager can be accessed from the Front Panel or by right clicking on the desktop as shown in Figure . The CDE method of file and directory management allows you to do many of the same tasks that were performed earlier at the command line. The CDE provides a nice graphical interface to file management and executes most of the same commands you used from the command line behind the scene.

The File Manager, by default, opens a view of a folder that is the current directory (the term folder is used interchangeably with the terms directory and subdirectory). From that folder, you can change to other folders, both up and down in the hierarchy, to view each directory's contents. The path to the current folder is always displayed in the top area of the File Manager window.