# KDE User's Manual

`krusader`

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krusader

advanced twin-panel file manager and &FTP; client by KDE

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## Description

Krusader is an advanced twin panel (commander style) file manager for Plasma and other desktops in the *nix world, similar to Midnight or Total Commander. It provides all the file management features you could possibly want. Plus: extensive archive handling, mounted filesystem support, &FTP;, advanced search module, viewer/editor, directory synchronization (disabled by default), file content comparisons, powerful batch renaming and much much more. It supports the following archive formats: ace, arj, bzip2, deb, gzip, iso, lha, rar, rpm, tar, xz, zip, and 7-zip and can handle other KIOSlaves such as smb:// or fish:// It is (almost) completely customizable, very user friendly, fast and looks great on your desktop! :-) You should give it a try.

## Options

`-h` `--help`

- this lists the options available at the command line

`-v` `--version`

- lists version information for &krusader;

`--author`

- show the authors

`--license`

- show the license

`--left` ``<path>``

- start left panel at `<path>`

`--right` ``<path>``

- start right panel at `<path>`

`--profile` ``<panel-profile>``

- load `<panel-profile>` on startup

`-d` `--debug`

- enables debug output

`url`

- if there is already a tab open with that url, it is activated, otherwise a new tab is opened in the active panel

## Examples

- $ krusader --left=/mnt/cdrom --right=ftp://downloads@myserver.net

- $ krusader --left=/home,/usr,smb://workgroup.net --right=fish://myserver.net

- $ krusader --profile=ftp_managment

## Files

Configuration files:

`~/.config/krusaderrc`

`~/.local/share/krusader/krbookmarks.xml` or `krusader/krbookmarks.xml` in the directory which can be determined using the `qtpaths --paths GenericDataLocation` command

`~/.local/share/krusader/useractions.xml` or `krusader/useractions.xml` in the directory which can be determined using the `qtpaths --paths GenericDataLocation` command

`/usr/share/kxmlgui5/krusader/krusaderui.rc`

`~/.local/share/kxmlgui5/krusader/krusaderui.rc` or `kxmlgui5/krusader/krusaderui.rc` in the directory which can be determined using the `qtpaths --paths GenericDataLocation` command

## Platforms

All POSIX: Linux, Solaris, All BSD Platforms: FreeBSD, MacOS-X

KDE 2.x

krusader v1.01 stable but there are no planned changes.

KDE 3.x

Krusader v1.01 needs KDElibs 2

Krusader v1.02 - 1.40 needs KDElibs 3

Krusader 1.40 prefers >= KDE 3.2

Krusader v1.50 - v1.51: KDE 3.2 - KDE 3.3

Krusader v1.60.0- v1.70.0: KDE 3.3 - KDE 3.4

Krusader 1.70.x-1.80.x: KDE 3.4 - KDE 3.5

KDE 4.x

Krusader 2.0-2.4: KDE 4

KDE Frameworks 5

Krusader 2.5 and newer

The latest version of Krusader can be found at the Krusader website.

## Features

OFM filemanager features.

Strong keyboard orientation.

Powerful internal viewer and editor.

Advanced search module that can search in archives. Supports: ace, arj, bzip2, deb, gzip, iso, lha, rar, rpm, tar, xz, zip, and 7-zip.

Directory comparison and filtering.

&FTP;/Samba client with a connection manager with SFTP/SCP support.

Synchronizer, UserActions, Embedded console.

Compare files by content. Easy editing of file permissions.

Diskusage, Calculate occupied space. Checksum creation-verification.

Fully MIME type-aware (with or without magic!).

Mountmanager, Locate, Krename support.

Root mode, Tabbed panels, Sidebar. Mouse selection modes.

Profiles for: Panels, Key-bindings, Colors.

For more features read https://docs.kde.org/development/en/extragear-utils/krusader/features.html

## License

Krusader is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

License version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

See the built-in help for details on the License and the lack of warranty.

The copyright for the project and its name are still held by Shie Erlich and Rafi Yanai.

## i18n

Krusader is translated into many languages.

https://l10n.kde.org/stats/gui/trunk-kf5/po/krusader.po/

Read the KDE translation howto if you want translate Krusader in your native language.

## FAQ

The latest version of the KRUSADER FAQ can be found on KDE documentation site.

## See Also

- The Krusader Handbook, at the krusader help menu.
- kf5options(7)
- qt5options(7)

## Authors

Krusader is developed by a dedicated team of individuals, known as the Krusader Krew.

Shie Erlich, author [erlich {*} users {.} sourceforge {.} net] (retired)

Rafi Yanai, author [yanai {*} users {.} sourceforge {.} net] (retired)

Dirk Eschler, Webmaster [deschler {*} users {.} sourceforge {.} net] (retired)

Csaba Karai, Developer [ckarai {*} users {.} sourceforge {.} net] (retired)

Heiner Eichmann, Developer [h {.} eichmann {*} gmx.de] (retired)

Jonas Baehr, Developer [jonas.baehr {*} web.de] (retired)

Vaclav Juza, Developer [vaclavjuza {*} seznam {.} cz] (retired)

Jan Lepper, Developer [jan_lepper {*} gmx {.} de] (retired)

Andrey Matveyakin, Developer [a.matveyakin {*} gmail {.} com] (retired)

Davide Gianforte, Developer [davide {*} gengisdave {.} org]

Alexander Bikadorov, Developer [alex.bikadorov {*} kdemail {.} net]

Martin Kostolny, Developer [clearmartin {*} zoho {.} com]

Toni Asensi Esteve, Developer [toni.asensi {*} kdemail {.} net]

Nikita Melnichenko, Developer [nikita+kde {*} melnichenko {.} name]

Frank Schoolmeesters, Documentation & Marketing Coordinator [frank_schoolmeesters {*} yahoo {.} com] (retired)

Richard Holt, Documentation & Proofing [richard {.} holt {*} gmail {.} com] (retired)

Matej Urbancic, Marketing & Product Research [matej {*} amis {.} net] (retired)

Yuri Chornoivan, Documentation yurchor@ukr.net

The project is written using KDevelop and Qt Designer.

## Bugs

See the TODO file in the distribution for information on what remains to be done.

For fixes, patches and comments mail to krusader-devel@googlegroups.com.

Krusader Krew