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diff --git a/doc/en/vfs.docbook b/doc/en/vfs.docbook new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8acb910 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/en/vfs.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +<sect1 id="vfs"> + <title>Virtual file systems (VFS)</title> + <indexterm> + <primary>VFS</primary> + </indexterm> + <para>A basic + <link linkend="features">OFM feature</link> is VFS, this an + abstracted layer over all kinds of archived information (ZIP + files, FTP servers, TAR archives, NFS filesystems, SAMBA shares, + ISO cd/dvd images, RPM catalogs, etc.), which allows the user to + access all the information in these divergent types of + filesystems transparently - just like entering an ordinary + sub-directory. &krusader; supports several virtual + file systems: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + <link linkend="remote-connections">Remote connections + VFS</link>: provides the capability of working with a remote + connection session (FTP, NFS, Samba, FISH, SFTP) like with + local filesystems. It is perfect for complex remote operations + and almost as powerful as most standalone GUI remote + clients.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link linkend="archives">Archive VFS</link>: allows to browse + archives in VFS as it was a directory (ace, arj, bzip2, deb, + gzip, iso, lha, rar, rpm, tar, zip and 7-zip).</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link linkend="archives">Search VFS</link>: + <guibutton>Feed to listbox</guibutton> places the search + results in VFS.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link linkend="synchronizer">Synchronizer VFS</link>: places + the synchronizer results in VFS.</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist>Actions you perform on the files in VFS are + performed on the 'real' files. You do not just delete files from + the VFS - you delete them from your hard drive. Limitations: you + ca not create directories inside a VFS.</para> + <para>It is possible to keep the directory structure when doing a + from copy from a virtual folder to a non virtual folder, by + selecting the "Keep virtual directory structure" check box of the + copy dialog. Imagine the following virtual folder: + <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir1/myfile1</userinput></screen> + <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir1/myfile2</userinput></screen> + <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir2/myfile3</userinput></screen> + Then do the following steps: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>go to the virtual folder and select the files</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>select a destination folder (non virtual!)</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>press + <keycap>F5</keycap>-> copy dialog + appears</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Check + <guilabel>Keep virtual directory structure</guilabel></para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select + <filename>/home/myhome/</filename> for base + &URL;</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Start copy by pressing OK</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist>The result will be: + <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>destinationdir/mydir1/myfile1</userinput></screen> + <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>destinationdir/mydir1/myfile2</userinput></screen> + <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>destinationdir/mydir2/myfile3</userinput></screen> + </para> +</sect1> |