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Questions tagged [file-properties]

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How can I change the date modified/created of a file?

Is there a way to change the date when a file was modified/created (which is shown in Nautilus or with the ls -l command)? Ideally I am looking for a command which can change the date/time stamps of a whole bunch of files to a certain amount of time…
snej
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How to display file properties via terminal?

What is the command line that displays file informations (or properties), such as in GUI method Display properties in GNOME? I know that ls -l shows properties; but how to display the same informations? For example, instead of rw-rw-r-- we have…
Abdennour TOUMI
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Quickest method to display image dimensions for files in Nautilus in List View?

What's the simplest and quickest way to display the dimensions of a folder containing images? There doesn't appear to be an option to do this in Nautilus. There's only so many right-click file > Properties > Image operations I can perform, before…
unpossible
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Generate SHA, MD5 and other checksums from properties menu (added "Digests" tab)

I am trying to restore a function that I had on my last box. It added a tab in the properties menu of any file called "Digests". From there I could choose any/all of the hash formats, click hash and it would generate said checksums right there.…
Chuck
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Properties window, Basic Tab Pie Chart

I am wondering about the pie chart in the properties basic tab. I can see blue is used space and white free space but what does the gray part mean. I have been searching with no luck. Thanks in advanced!
SuperMau
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Can the Nautilus Properties page show size in bytes for multiple-selects, and for directories?

In Nautilus, the Properties of a single item shows the size as: a value rounded to one decimal place... nn.n KB, MB, GB... followed by an exact byte count For non-single items, Nautilus onlys show a rounded size. (Single item) Size: 1.4 GB…
Peter.O
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Calculate total video length of files inside a folder

Would it be possible to calculate how many minutes of content are present in total from video/audio files inside a folder from their properties? Exactly like the number of files and their sizes are calculated in nautilus or perhaps via CLI. Any…
gaba
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How can I edit font metadata in the UDS (Universal Directory Service)?

I've renamed this to reflect what I've learned. The details below track the issue. ORIGINAL POST: I'm trying to install a set of OpenType Helvetica fonts. The font installation is failing because the "Thin" fonts are described in the font properties…
JPLemme
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What causes the constant messages "the file was changed on disk; reload, ignore?"

The issue While (in this case) editing a .css file in Bluefish, I am switching to the browser to reload the page and test the result. After that, I switch back to the .css file, and get the message that "the (.css) file was edited on disk". I am…
Jacob Vlijm
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Why can't I change some file permissions?

I use Ubuntu 12.10 and whenever I click on .tex file it says it is an executable file. I wanted to remove this and tried gksu nautilus, but I can't tick off the permission. When I try to remove the tick, it automatically ticks on.
Ashok
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Why aren't file properties shown for MP4 files?

I am using ubuntu 12.04. I have a .mp4 video for which I want to change default media player to vlc. When I try to go to properties by right clicking on that video. I get the following message. How to overcome this. Output of mediainfo…
Chirag
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How to Sort/Search video files on the basis of properties?

This is a unique situation I've more than 500 Movies in a partition. what I wanted to do is search movie files on the basis of Property Video Dimension, so that I could delete anything which is below 720p HD, to make space for other stuff. Search…
Sumeet Deshmukh
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Mp3 ID3 info in Nautilus properties window

In Nautilus, we have dedicated tabs for images, pdf files, etc. However, there is no such tabs for mp3 ID3 information. Is it possible to add this tab? If a plugin is needed, which plugin does provide this functionality?
frogatto
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Where are file properties stored on the actual file system?

I am creating a program that takes a hexdump of a file, so that I can then transmit that somewhere, and have the file reconstructed, however the hexdump is only of the file contents, I also need to get the file properties, so where do I get the…
user364819
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How to check empty space in a folder using commandline?

I tried du but that doesn't output the empty space of a folder. Any commands to do this?
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