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From: Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Program to dole out jpg's to subdirctories, card-dealing style.
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 03:41:09 -0000 (UTC)
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In comp.os.linux.misc, Lawrence D'Oliveiro  <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:07:22 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> I refuse to use drag-and-drop.  It's too dangerous, even for experienced
>> users.  One slip of the finger on the mouse button you're dragging, and
>> it's time for
>> $ find ~ -print | grep <myfilename>

Valid, but I'd probably go with:

     find ~ -name \*myfilename\*

I don't use drag-n-drop because I don't use any file manager I can drag
from.

> In my case, it would just end up on the desktop. (What? You don't have an 
> entire virtual desktop dedicated to things like your email client?)

Nope. Why would I need a virtual desktop for mailx? I don't have a
"desktop" I have a root window blissfully free of icons. If only I could
convince XDG aware programs that "Desktop" is not a place.

$ grep -i desktop ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/.empty"
$ (cd ; du .empty)
4       .empty
$

Elijah
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does a lot of command line file management on his phone, too