The Krusader Handbook

Author and initial Handbook author: Shie Erlich
Author and initial Handbook author: Rafi Yanai
Webmaster and i18n coordinator: Dirk Eschler
Developer: Csaba Karai
Developer: Heiner Eichmann
Developer: Jonas Baëhr

Documentation manager: Frank Schoolmeesters
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Handbook proof reader: Mark Eatough
Revision 1.50.03 (04/11/2004)

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

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


Table of Contents

Foreword
Note from the Editors
1. Introduction
2. Using Krusader
User Interface
Main Window
Toolbar
Panels
Command line / terminal emulator
Function (FN) Keys Bar
Folder Tabs
Controls
General
Moving around
Marking files
Executing commands
Quick search
Right click menu's
Basic File Management
Executing files
Deleting, copying and moving files
Viewing and editing files
Renaming files, creating directories and link handling
Archive Handling
Browsing archives
Unpack files
Packing files
Testing archives
Advanced Options
Comparing files (Compare by content)
Compare Directories
Calculate occupied space
Browse remote FTP/SMB servers
Send files by e-mail
Shred files
Split file
Combine files
Locate GUI frontend
Key Bindings
3. Command Reference
The file menu
The mark menu
The commands menu
The view menu
The Settings menu
The Tools menu
The Help menu
4. Konfigurator: Krusader's configuration center
Startup page
Look & Feel page
Operation
Panel
Toolbar
Key-bindings
Panel Toolbar
Colors page
General page
Advanced page
Archives page
Dependencies page
User Actions
Protocols
5. Krusader Tools
RemoteMan: the FTP/SMB connection manager
MountMan: handle your mounted filesystems
BookMan: Organize your bookmarks
KruSearcher: find what you're looking for
KrViewer: Krusader's internal viewer-editor
Viewer
Editor
Menu overview
KruSyncDir: Synchronize Directories
Useractions
6. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Installation FAQ
Usage FAQ
General FAQ
7. Credits and License
A. Installation
Requirements
How to obtain Krusader
Download Krusader
Stable version
Development version (beta release)
CVS builds
Older releases
Compilation and installation
I have downloaded the sources for Krusader. What now?
Detailed installation instructions
Starting Krusader
Configurate Krusader
B. Configuration files
C. useraction.xml