frameworks/kio/README.md

0001 # KIO
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0003 Network transparent access to files and data
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0005 ## Introduction
0006
0007 This framework implements almost all the file management functions you
0008 will ever need. In fact, the KDE file manager (Dolphin) and the KDE
0009 file dialog also uses this to provide its network-enabled file management.
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0011 It supports accessing files locally as well as via HTTP and FTP out of the
0012 box and can be extended by plugins to support other protocols as well. There
0013 is a variety of plugins available, e.g. to support access via SSH.
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0015 The framework can also be used to bridge a native protocol to a file-based
0016 interface. This makes the data accessible in all applications using the KDE
0017 file dialog or any other KIO enabled infrastructure.
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