kio: kio (network transparent file library) kio: kio: This framework implements almost all the file management functions you kio: will ever need. In fact, the KDE file manager (Dolphin) and the KDE kio: file dialog also use this to provide network-enabled file management. kio: It supports accessing files locally as well as via HTTP and FTP out of kio: the box and can be extended by plugins to support other protocols as kio: well. There are a variety of plugins available, e.g. to support access kio: via SSH. kio: kio: