Click Connect and the file manager will open to the share, where you can start working with the files contained within. Congratulations, you’ve just created your first Samba share on Ubuntu 20.04.

Also: The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn Let me show you how. How to create a hidden file Let's work with the example .zdnet.txt, which is a fairly straightforward text file.

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