[gnome-user-docs] g-h/files-delete: More content
- From: Shaun McCance <shaunm src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-user-docs] g-h/files-delete: More content
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:46:24 +0000 (UTC)
commit 76b3878cb1d107ad39b3f98ac41fadf4f077c82b
Author: Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>
Date: Mon Mar 28 14:18:25 2011 -0400
g-h/files-delete: More content
gnome-help/C/files-delete.page | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/gnome-help/C/files-delete.page b/gnome-help/C/files-delete.page
index e207732..ab8c36a 100644
--- a/gnome-help/C/files-delete.page
+++ b/gnome-help/C/files-delete.page
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
<name>Cristopher Thomas</name>
<email>crisnoh gmail com</email>
</credit>
+ <credit type="author">
+ <name>Shaun McCance</name>
+ <email>shaunm gnome org</email>
+ </credit>
<license>
<p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
</license>
@@ -29,18 +33,36 @@ When you delete an item it is moved to the Trash folder, where it is stored unti
</p>
<steps>
- <title>Delete a file or folder move it to the trash folder)</title>
+ <title>Move a file or folder to the trash</title>
<item><p>Select the item you want to delete by clicking it once.</p></item>
- <item><p>Press the <gui>Delete</gui> key on your keyboard.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Press the <gui>Delete</gui> key on your keyboard. Alternatively,
+ drag the item to the <gui>Trash</gui> in the sidebar.</p></item>
</steps>
-<p>
-You can permanently delete a file, without having to send it to the Trash folder first.
-</p>
+<p>To delete files permanently, and to free up disk space on your
+computer, you need to empty the trash. To empty the trash, right-click
+<gui>Trash</gui> in the sidebar and select <gui>Empty Trash</gui>.
+Alternatively, you can permanently delete individual items in the
+trash by navigating to the trash from the sidebar or the
+<gui>Go</gui> menu. Select files you want to delete permanently
+and press the <key>Del</key> key on your keyboard, or right-click
+and select <gui>Delete Permanently</gui>.</p>
+
+<p>You can immediately delete a file permanently, without having to
+send it to the trash first.</p>
<steps>
<title>Permanently delete a file or folder</title>
<item><p>Select the item you want to delete.</p></item>
- <item><p>Press and hold the <gui>Shift</gui> key, then press the <gui>Delete</gui> key on your keyboard.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Press and hold the <gui>Shift</gui> key, then press the <key>Del</key> key on your keyboard.</p></item>
+ <item><p>Because you cannot undo this, you will be asked to
+ confirm that you want to delete the file or folder.</p></item>
</steps>
+
+<p>If you frequently need to delete files without using the trash
+(for example, if you often work with sensitive data), you can add
+a <gui>Delete</gui> entry to the right-click menu for files and
+folders. Click <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui><gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq>
+and select the <gui>Behavior</gui> tab. Select <gui>Include a Delete
+command that bypasses Trash</gui>.</p>
</page>
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