26.3. Manipulating Files

The File Manager module allows you to rename, move, and copy files in the just the same way that any other file manager would. To select the file that you want to manipulate, just click on it in the right-hand pane. To select multiple files, hold down the control key while clicking, or hold down the shift key to select an entire range.

To move files to a different directory, select one or more and click the Cut button on the toolbar. Then navigate to the destination and click the Paste button. If a file with the same name already exists, Webmin will prompt you to rename the pasted file to avoid the clash. If you choose not to rename, the file in the destination directory with the same name will be overwritten.

To copy ...

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