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      <name>Phil Bull</name>
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    <desc>Control what information is displayed in columns in list view.</desc>
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  <title>Files list columns preferences</title>

  <p>There are several columns of information that you can display in the
  <gui>Files</gui> list view.</p>
  <p>Click the view options button in the toolbar, pick <gui>Visible
  Columns…</gui> and select the columns that you want to be visible. You will
  then be able to sort by those columns.</p>


  <terms>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Name</gui></title>
      <p>The name of folders and files.</p>
      <note style="tip">
        <p>The <gui>Name</gui> column cannot be hidden.</p>
      </note>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Size</gui></title>
      <p>The size of a folder is given as the number of items contained in the
      folder. The size of a file is given as bytes, KB, or MB.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Type</gui></title>
      <p>Displayed as folder, or file type such as PDF document, JPEG image,
      MP3 audio, and more.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Owner</gui></title>
      <p>The name of the user the folder or file is owned by.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Group</gui></title>
      <p>The group the file is owned by. Each user is normally in their own
      group, but it is possible to have many users in one group. For example, a
      department may have their own group in a work environment.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Permissions</gui></title>
      <p>Displays the file access permissions. For example,
      <gui>drwxrw-r--</gui></p>
      <list>
        <item>
          <p>The first character is the file type. <gui>-</gui> means regular
          file and <gui>d</gui> means directory (folder). In rare cases, other
          characters can also be shown.</p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p>The next three characters <gui>rwx</gui> specify permissions for
          the user who owns the file.</p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p>The next three <gui>rw-</gui> specify permissions for all members
          of the group that owns the file.</p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p>The last three characters in the column <gui>r--</gui> specify
          permissions for all other users on the system.</p>
        </item>
      </list>
      <p>Each permission has the following meanings:</p>
      <list>
        <item>
          <p><gui>r</gui>: readable, meaning that you can open the file or
          folder</p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p><gui>w</gui>: writable, meaning that you can save changes to it</p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p><gui>x</gui>: executable, meaning that you can run it if it is a
          program or script file, or you can access subfolders and files if it
          is a folder</p>
        </item>
        <item>
          <p><gui>-</gui>: permission not set</p>
        </item>
      </list>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Location</gui></title>
      <p>The path to the location of the file.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Modified</gui></title>
      <p>Gives the date of the last time the file was modified.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Modified — Time</gui></title>
      <p>Gives the date and time of the last time the file was modified.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Accessed</gui></title>
      <p>Gives the date or time of the last time the file was accessed.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Recency</gui></title>
      <p>Gives the date or time of the last time the file was accessed by the user.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Detailed Type</gui></title>
      <p>Displays the MIME type of the item.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title><gui>Created</gui></title>
      <p>Gives the date and time when the file was created.</p>
    </item>
  </terms>

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