Konqueror - KIO

KIO

In addition to browsing files and web sites, Konqueror utilizes KIO plugins to extend its capabilities well beyond those of other browsers and file managers. It uses components of KIO, the Konqueror I/O plugin system, to access different protocols such as HTTP and FTP (support for these is built-in).

Similarly, Konqueror can use KIO plugins (called IOslaves) to access ZIP files and other archives, smb (Windows) shares, to process ed2k links (edonkey/emule), or even to browse audio CDs, ("audiocd:/") and rip them via drag-and-drop. The FISH ("fish://user@host") IOslave allows Konqueror up to and including version 4.2.x to manage files on remote secure shell servers; this is replaced in Konqueror 4.3.x and later by the SFTP ("sftp://user@host") IOslave. Likewise, the "man:" and "info:" IOslaves are handy for fetching nicely formatted documentation.