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1. See if you have ~/Templates folder. Create one if it is missing using command:
mkdir ~/Templates
2. Now create an empty file from command prompt:
touch ~/Templates/Text\ File.txt1
"Create Document" option is back again and you can create a new text file or a new document.
1the backslash is used to tell the shell that the space following it is part of the filename. Since the shell recognizes spaces are delimiters between commands/options/arguments, unless you "quote it" 'quote it' or quote\ it, the shell will treat whatever comes after the space as a separate argument.
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For anyone ending up here, i lost this feature in 17.04 and need it: quick fix found at https:/ /askubuntu. com/questions/ 777711/ create- new-document- right-click- option- missing- in-ubuntu- gnome/791946
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1. See if you have ~/Templates folder. Create one if it is missing using command:
mkdir ~/Templates
2. Now create an empty file from command prompt:
touch ~/Templates/Text\ File.txt1
"Create Document" option is back again and you can create a new text file or a new document.
1the backslash is used to tell the shell that the space following it is part of the filename. Since the shell recognizes spaces are delimiters between commands/ options/ arguments, unless you "quote it" 'quote it' or quote\ it, the shell will treat whatever comes after the space as a separate argument.
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