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<chapter id="introduction">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Introduction</primary></indexterm>
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<sect1 id="package-description">
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<title>Package description</title>
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<para>&krusader; is a simple, easy, powerful,
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twin-panel file manager (commander-style) for &kde;
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and other *nix desktops, similar to &mc; or
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&tcmd;. It provides all the file management features
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you could possibly want.</para>
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<para>Krusader also includes extensive archive handling,
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mounted file system support, &FTP;, advanced search
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module, viewer/editor, directory synchronization, file content
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comparisons, powerful batch renaming and much, much more.
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&krusader; supports archive formats: ace, arj, bzip2, deb, gzip, iso, lha,
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rar, rpm, tar, zip and 7-zip and handles other
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&tdeioslaves1-url; such as smb:// or fish://.</para>
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<para>&krusader; is almost completely customizable and therefore
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very user-friendly.</para>
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<para>Try &krusader;.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<screeninfo>&krusader; screenshot</screeninfo>
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<mediaobject id="krusader_screenshot">
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="krusader1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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<imageobject><imagedata fileref="krusader1.png" format="EPS"/></imageobject>
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<textobject><phrase>&krusader; screenshot</phrase></textobject>
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<caption><para>&krusader; screenshot</para></caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<figure id="screenshot-krusader" float="1">
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<title>&krusader; screenshot</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="krusader1.png"></imagedata>
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>&krusader; screen shot</phrase>
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</textobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>More &kru-screenshots-url; can be viewed on
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our website.</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="welcome">
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<title>Welcome to &krusader;!</title>
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<para>Our aim is to give you a simple, intuitive tool that
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easily handles the most important tasks you perform on your
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computer each and every day: manage and process your files the
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way you want.</para>
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<para>Whether you are a &Linux; expert or a novice,
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&krusader; makes routine file management tasks quick
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and accurate, allowing you to focus on the big picture, not
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command line syntax. This is especially helpful if you are new
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to xxNIX operating systems. To do just that,
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&krusader; uses a good-looking &GUI; and
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supports drag and drop as well as mime types, making it easy to
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use.</para>
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<para>&krusader; has many useful features. It is fast, and
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handles &archives-lnk; transparently. In addition,
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&krusader; streamlines many complex file management
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tasks, reducing fatigue, errors, and distraction. Basically,
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&krusader; provides all the helpful features you have
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come to expect from other quality file management tools like
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&mc; and &tcmd;. &krusader; is
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designed to integrate seamlessly with the &kde;
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Desktop, the desktop of choice for many programmers, network
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engineers, and other power users of &Linux;. With
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&krusader; even novice users can quickly access the
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power, convenience, and feature rich capabilities of the
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&kde; Desktop. &krusader; is a free
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open-source project, and it is released under the
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&gpl-lnk;, although the developers still retain the
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copyright for the project and its name, and manage the
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project's continuing evolution.</para>
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<para>The &krusader; Project mission is to create
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an "all-in-one" file manager, which will do all the ordinary
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things you would expect of it, and more. Since the principle
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behind &krusader; is based on the
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&ofm-url;, dual-pane filemanagers (&mc;,
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&nc;, &etc;), it is certain that
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&krusader; is able to handle all the standard Copy,
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Move, Delete, &etc; file operations.</para>
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<para>From the start, virtual file systems became the main
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focus. &vfs-lnk; are an abstracted layer over all
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kinds of archived information (ZIP files, &FTP;
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servers, TAR archives, NFS filesystems, SAMBA shares, ISO
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cd/dvd images, RPM catalogs, &etc;), which allow the
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user to access all the information in these divergent types of
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file systems transparently - just like entering an ordinary
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sub-directory. Files can then be copied or moved around (except
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ISO,rpm,tar.gz) between these data sources/containers
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effortlessly. &krusader; currently supports VFSs for
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all popular and some specialized types of archives (ace, arj,
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bzip2, gzip, iso, lha, rar, tar, zip and 7-zip), configuration
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packages (rpm, deb), and traditional remote file system types
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(&FTP;, NFS, Samba, FISH, SFTP).</para>
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<para>&krusader; also includes a built-in
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Mount-Manager &mountman-lnk;, which enables you to
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mount or unmount file systems of all types with a click of a
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mouse. The user is able to obtain usage and other property
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information easily, in a consistent and understandable format
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in seconds. Ease and consistency is the goal.</para>
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<para>A &bookmark-manager-lnk; for local
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files/remote &URL;s and an
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&advanced-search-module-lnk; is also included to
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speed the locating of needed files. &krusader; also
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allows the user to configure Toolbars in order to provide a
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wide variety of additional functionality, such as File
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Comparison (several user selectable methods available),
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Multiple File Rename, and standard Terminal windows.</para>
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<para>Advanced users benefit greatly from being able to carry
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out clerical tasks effortlessly, without distraction from the
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real task at hand. Convenient shortcut keys enable the user to
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navigate directory trees with ease, create multiple tabbed
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directory views simultaneously, and access fully functional
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history lists. Due to efficient programming and low system
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overhead, &krusader; is perhaps the most responsive
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all around system management tool used to access the full
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potential of a computer using &kde;, or any other
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standards compliant X Windows window manager. Although designed
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specifically for, and tightly integrated with,
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&kde;; &krusader; works equally well with
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Gnome, Enlightenment, WindowMaker, IceWM, BlackBox, Wiamea,
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XFCE, etc.as soon as the KDE libraries are installed.</para>
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<para>New extensibility is provided by the flexible
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&useractions-lnk;, a &krusader;
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innovation that allows unlimited additional custom
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functionality to be added to suit the specific needs of users. We
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are planning to develop more modules in the near future,
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thereby enhancing &krusader;. Information on what is
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proposed, approved, or remains to be completed can be found in
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the &todoforum-url;.</para>
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<para>No other program we know of, offers so many useful,
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easily accessible features in such an intuitive and simple
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format. Best of all, we listen, and implement good suggestions
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that are consonant with the &krusader; Project's
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goal: making &krusader; the very best File Manager
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available.</para>
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<para>We hope you'll enjoy it - we do!</para>
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