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19 | <sect1 id="vfs"> | 19 | <sect1 id="vfs"> | ||
20 | <title>Virtual file systems (VFS)</title> | 20 | <title>Virtual file systems (VFS)</title> | ||
21 | <indexterm> | 21 | <indexterm> | ||
22 | <primary>VFS</primary> | 22 | <primary>VFS</primary> | ||
23 | </indexterm> | 23 | </indexterm> | ||
24 | <para>A basic | 24 | <para>A basic | ||
25 | <link linkend="features">OFM feature</link> is VFS, this an | 25 | <link linkend="features">OFM feature</link> is VFS, this an | ||
26 | abstracted layer over all kinds of archived information (ZIP | 26 | abstracted layer over all kinds of archived information (ZIP | ||
27 | files, &FTP; servers, TAR archives, NFS filesystems, SAMBA shares, | 27 | files, &FTP; servers, TAR archives, &NFS; filesystems, SAMBA shares, | ||
28 | ISO CD/DVD images, RPM catalogs, &etc;), which allows the user to | 28 | ISO &CD;/&DVD; images, RPM catalogs, &etc;), which allows the user to | ||
29 | access all the information in these divergent types of | 29 | access all the information in these divergent types of | ||
30 | filesystems transparently - just like entering an ordinary | 30 | filesystems transparently - just like entering an ordinary | ||
31 | sub-directory. &krusader; supports several virtual | 31 | sub-directory. &krusader; supports several virtual | ||
32 | file systems:</para> | 32 | file systems:</para> | ||
33 | <itemizedlist> | 33 | <itemizedlist> | ||
34 | <listitem> | 34 | <listitem> | ||
35 | <para> | 35 | <para> | ||
36 | <link linkend="remote-connections">Remote connections | 36 | <link linkend="remote-connections">Remote connections | ||
37 | VFS</link>: provides the capability of working with a remote | 37 | VFS</link>: provides the capability of working with a remote | ||
38 | connection session (&FTP;, NFS, Samba, FISH, SFTP) like with | 38 | connection session (&FTP;, &NFS;, Samba, FISH, SFTP) like with | ||
39 | local filesystems. It is perfect for complex remote operations | 39 | local filesystems. It is perfect for complex remote operations | ||
40 | and almost as powerful as most standalone GUI remote | 40 | and almost as powerful as most standalone &GUI; remote | ||
41 | clients.</para> | 41 | clients.</para> | ||
42 | </listitem> | 42 | </listitem> | ||
43 | <listitem> | 43 | <listitem> | ||
44 | <para> | 44 | <para> | ||
45 | <link linkend="archives">Archive VFS</link>: allows to browse | 45 | <link linkend="archives">Archive VFS</link>: allows to browse | ||
46 | archives in VFS as it was a directory (ace, arj, bzip2, deb, | 46 | archives in VFS as it was a directory (ace, arj, bzip2, deb, | ||
47 | gzip, iso, lha, rar, rpm, tar, zip and 7-zip).</para> | 47 | gzip, iso, lha, rar, rpm, tar, zip and 7-zip).</para> | ||
48 | </listitem> | 48 | </listitem> | ||
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59 | </listitem> | 59 | </listitem> | ||
60 | </itemizedlist> | 60 | </itemizedlist> | ||
61 | <para>Actions you perform on the files in VFS are | 61 | <para>Actions you perform on the files in VFS are | ||
62 | performed on the 'real' files. You do not just delete files from | 62 | performed on the 'real' files. You do not just delete files from | ||
63 | the VFS - you delete them from your hard drive. Limitations: you | 63 | the VFS - you delete them from your hard drive. Limitations: you | ||
64 | cannot create directories inside a VFS.</para> | 64 | cannot create directories inside a VFS.</para> | ||
65 | <para>It is possible to keep the directory structure when doing a | 65 | <para>It is possible to keep the directory structure when doing a | ||
66 | copy from a virtual folder to a non virtual folder, by | 66 | copy from a virtual folder to a non virtual folder, by | ||
67 | selecting the "Keep virtual directory structure" check box of the | 67 | selecting the <quote>Keep virtual directory structure</quote> check box of the | ||
68 | copy dialog. Imagine the following virtual folder: | 68 | copy dialog. Imagine the following virtual folder: | ||
69 | <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir1/myfile1</userinput></screen> | 69 | <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir1/myfile1</userinput></screen> | ||
70 | <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir1/myfile2</userinput></screen> | 70 | <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir1/myfile2</userinput></screen> | ||
71 | <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir2/myfile3</userinput></screen> | 71 | <screen><prompt>$</prompt> <userinput>file:/home/myhome/mydir2/myfile3</userinput></screen> | ||
72 | Then do the following steps:</para> | 72 | Then do the following steps:</para> | ||
73 | <itemizedlist> | 73 | <itemizedlist> | ||
74 | <listitem> | 74 | <listitem> | ||
75 | <para>go to the virtual folder and select the files</para> | 75 | <para>go to the virtual folder and select the files</para> | ||
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