# The Krusader Handbook

Shie
Erlich
Author and initial Handbook author

    erlich@users.sourceforge.net

Rafi
Yanai
Author and initial Handbook author

    yanai@users.sourceforge.net

Dirk
Eschler
Webmaster and i18n coordinator

    deschler@users.sourceforge.net

Csaba
Karai
Developer

    ckarai@users.sourceforge.net

Heiner
Eichmann
Developer

    h.eichmann@gmx.de

Frank
Schoolmeesters
Documentation coordinator

    codeknight@users.sourceforge.net

Mark
Eatough
Handbook proof reader

    markeatough@yahoo.com

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Rafi Yanai
Shie Erlich
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Frank Schoolmeesters
Mark Eatough
the Krusader Krew
&FDLNotice;
17/05/2004
1.40.01

&krusader; is an advanced twin-panel (commander-style) file-manager for KDE 3.x.

KDE
commander
krusader
samba
file
manager
filemanager
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archive
ftp
mount
midnight
handbook
documentation

## Foreword

Krusader is under continuous development, so it is possible that the latest new features are not yet in the The Krusader Handbook. Please read the &online_changelog_url; file or the `ChangeLog` file in the Krusader sources to find out the latest new features. Please read also the Note from the Editors, if you have ideas on how to improve the content or would like to contribute at the Krusader Handbook.

Our aim is to give you a tool that does the two most important things: manage your files the way you want it, and look great doing it! To do just that, Krusader wears a great looking GUI, supports drag n' drop and mimetypes (with or without magic!) - all you need to feel right at home using it. Krusader is packed with cool features, is fast and handles archives transparently, basically, all you'd come to expect from tools like &mc;. Krusader is open-source, free and is released under the GNU General Public License (GPL), although we (the developers) still retain the copyright for the project and its name.

The project's target is to create an all-in-one file-manager, which will do all the things you'd expect from it, and then some... ;-) Since the principle behind Krusader is based on the "old-school" managers (&mc;, &nc;), virtual filesystems became a main focus. Virtual filesystems (VFSs) are an abstracted layer over all kinds of archived information (ZIP files, &FTP; servers, NFS filesystems, SAMBA shares), which allows the user to access all the information transparently - just like entering a sub-directory. Krusader currently supports VFSs for archives (Zip, Tar, GZip, BZip2, Ace, Rar, Arj), packages (RPM) and filesystems (&FTP;, NFS, Samba). Krusader also includes a built-in Mount-Manager, which enables you to (un)mount filesystems with a single mouse click, and get usage information. A Bookmark-Manager, Remote-Connections Manager and Advanced Search module are also included. We are planning to develop more modules in the near future, thereby enhancing Krusader greatly. (&eg;: samba browser).

We hope you'll enjoy it, we do!

## Note from the Editors

As you may notice this handbook is written by various authors. We have taken much care in insuring technical and vocabulary consistency.

Most of the authors write in English even though it is not their native language. Therefore, you may notice strange sentence constructions. Do not hesitate to let us know if something is not clear to you.

An open source project greatest strength is derived from getting user feedback. That's why we'd love to hear what you have to say. Documentation contributors are always welcome. If you have ideas on how to improve the content, if you like to write about a ondocumented &krusader; feature, if you have remarks or suggestions about the &krusader; Handbook. Please let us know. You can contact us even if you find typos!

The Handbook "releaseinfo" matches the &krusader; version number. &eg; "&krusader; Handbook revision 1.40.xx" describes "&krusader; version 1.40"

Please read the the &online_docchangelog_url; file or the `krusader_kde3/doc/ChangeLog` file in the &krusader; sources, to find out the latest changes in the &krusader; Handbook.

For information about the &krusader; documentation project, please contact the &krusader; documentation coordinator Frank Schoolmeesters codeknight@users.sourceforge.net.

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