Chapter 3. Command Reference

The file menu

File->Properties

Pop up the file properties dialog which allows you to change the files permissions owner and group (providing you have the rights to do so).

File->Pack (Alt+P)

Pop up a dialog which allows you to pack all the selected files in the active panel.

File->Unpack (Alt+U)

This action tries to unpack all the selected files in the active panel.

File->Test Archive (Alt+T)

This menu option tests the selected archive for corruption.

File->Compare by content

This action compares the two current files - one from each panel via an external graphical diff utility. By default Kompare (part of the kdebase package) is used, but you can also use e.g. xxdiff or kdiff3 , change it in the Konfigurator Dependencie page.

File->Edit new file (Shift+F4)

This menu option creates a new file to edit.

File->Multi Rename (Shift+F9)

This menu option starts Krename a very powerful external batch renamer for KDE 3.x.

Krename Features

  • Renaming a list of files based on a set of expressions

  • Copying/moving a list of files to another directory

  • Convert filenames to upper/lower case

  • Adding numbers to filenames

  • Finding and replacing parts of the filename

  • Rename MP3/OGG Vorbis files based on their ID3 tags

  • Setting access and modification dates

  • Permissions and file ownership

  • A plug-in API which allows you to extend Krename's features

  • Rename directories recursively

  • Support for KFilePlugins

  • Create undo file

  • And many more...

File->Calculate Occupied Space

Calculate the disk space occupied by the selected files/directories in the active panel. The disk space for directories is calculated recursively.

File->Split file (Ctrl+P)

This Split file function splits a file up into multiple smaller files so that it can be stored on several smaller media (like diskettes, zip-drives...) or sent by e-mail.

File->Combine files (Ctrl+B)

This Combine files function combines multiple files to one file after the Split file function was used.

File->Quit (Ctrl+Q)

Closes Krusader and cleans up the temporary directory, the same as pressing F10 key.