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KIO (KDE Input/Output) is a system
KIO API documentation
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A Quick and Easy Guide to KDE KIO slaves
by Tavis J. Hampton KDE Frameworks KDE Platform {{KDE-stub
KIO (KDE Input/Output) is a system library
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incorporated into KDE Frameworks
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and KDE Software Compilation 4
KDE Software Compilation 4 (KDE SC 4) was the only series of the so-called KDE Software Compilation (KDE SC), first released in January 2008. The final release was version 4.14.3 in November 2014. It was the follow-up to K Desktop Environment 3 ...
. It provides access to files, web sites and other resources through a single consistent API
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. Applications, such as Konqueror and Dolphin
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, which are written using this framework, can operate on files stored on remote servers in exactly the same way as they operate on those stored locally, effectively making KDE network-transparent. This allows for an application like Konqueror to be both a file manager as well as a web browser.
KIO Slaves (renamed to KIO Workers during the development of KDE Frameworks 6
)
are libraries that provide support for individual protocols
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...
(e.g. WebDAV
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, FTP
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, SMB, SSH, FISH
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, SFTP, SVN, TAR).
The KDE manual app KHelpCenter has a ''KIOSlaves'' (''KIOWorkers'' in Frameworks 6) section that lists the available protocols with a short description of each.
See also
* GIO and GVfs – provides equivalent functionality forGNOME
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, XFCE
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and Cinnamon
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References
External links
KIO API documentation
Source Code
A Quick and Easy Guide to KDE KIO slaves
by Tavis J. Hampton KDE Frameworks KDE Platform {{KDE-stub