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<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [ <!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml"> <!ENTITY appversion "2.0.12"> <!ENTITY manrevision "1.0"> <!ENTITY date "June 2002"> <!ENTITY gftp "<application>gFTP</application>"> <!-- Information about the entities The legal.xml file contains legal information, there is no need to edit the file. Use the appversion entity to specify the version of the application. Use the manrevision entity to specify the revision number of this manual. Use the date entity to specify the release date of this manual. Use the gftp entity to specify the name of the application. --> ]> <!-- (Do not remove this comment block.) Maintained by the GNOME Documentation Project http://developer.GNOME.org/projects/gdp Template version: 2.0 beta Template last modified Jan 30, 2002 --> <!-- =============Document Header ============================= --> <article id="index" lang="en"> <!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change lang to --> <!-- appropriate code --> <articleinfo> <title>gFTP Manual &manrevision;</title> <copyright> <year>2002</year> <holder>Alexander Kirillov</holder> </copyright> <copyright> <year>2002</year> <holder>Brian Masney</holder> </copyright> <!-- translators: uncomment this: <copyright> <year>2002</year> <holder>ME-THE-TRANSLATOR (Latin translation)</holder> </copyright> --> <!-- An address can be added to the publisher information. If a role is not specified, the publisher/author is the same for all versions of the document. --> <publisher> <publishername>GNOME Documentation Project </publishername> </publisher> &legal; <!-- This file contains link to license for the documentation (GNU FDL), and other legal stuff such as "NO WARRANTY" statement. Please do not change any of this. --> <authorgroup> <author> <firstname>Alexander</firstname> <surname>Kirillov</surname> <affiliation> <orgname>GNOME Documentation Project</orgname> <address> <email>kirillov@math.sunysb.edu</email> </address> </affiliation> </author> <author> <firstname>Brian</firstname> <surname>Masney</surname> <affiliation> <orgname></orgname> <address><email>masneyb@seul.org</email> </address> </affiliation> </author> </authorgroup> <releaseinfo> This manual describes version &appversion; of &gftp;. </releaseinfo> </articleinfo> <indexterm zone="index"> <primary>gFTP</primary> </indexterm> <indexterm zone="index"> <primary>gFTP</primary> </indexterm> <indexterm zone="index"> <primary>File Transfer</primary> </indexterm> <!-- ============= Document Body ============================= --> <!-- ============= Introduction ============================== --> <!-- Use the Introduction section to give a brief overview of what the application is and what it does. --> <sect1 id="gftp-introduction"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>The &gftp; is a graphical file transfer manager. It can be used for downloading files from remote FTP servers, uploading files to an FTP server, or transferring files between two remote servers. &gftp; provides the following features:</para> <itemizedlist> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> Support for FTP, HTTP and SSH (both SSH1 and SSH2) protocols </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para>Support for fxp file transfers (transferring files between two remote servers via ftp) </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> Multithreaded to allow for simultaneous downloads </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para>File transfer queues to allow for downloading multiple files </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> Bookmarks menu to allow you to quickly connect to remote sites </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> Support for resuming interrupted file transfers </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> Drag-N-Drop support </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> FTP and HTTP proxy server support </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> Allows for passive and non-passive file transfers </para> </listitem> <!-- ######### --> <listitem> <para> Supports UNIX, EPLF, Novell, MacOS, and NT (DOS) style directory listings </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect1> <!-- =========== Basic usage ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-basic"> <title>Basic Usage</title> <para> This section describes basic usage of &gftp; and its graphical interface (buttons, menus, etc). </para> <!-- ======= ===== --> <sect2 id="gftp-starting"> <title>Starting And Quitting &gftp;</title> <para>To start &gftp; open the <guimenu> Main Menu</guimenu>, then choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Programs</guimenu> <guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu> <guimenuitem>gFTP</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> <para> You can also start &gftp; from the command line. To do so, type <command>gftp</command> or <command>gftp <replaceable>ftp://ftp.myhostname.com/pub</replaceable></command> and press <keycap>Return</keycap>. Here <replaceable>ftp://ftp.myhostname.com/pub</replaceable> is the address (URL) of the site you want to connect to. See <xref linkend="gftp-connect-url"/> for examples of admissible URLs. </para> <para> To quit &gftp; choose <menuchoice><guimenu>FTP</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. </para> <para> There are two versions of &gftp;: graphical and text. Command &gftp; will start graphical version in graphical environment (i.e., when X Window System is running) and text version otherwise. (For advanced users: &gftp; checks whether environment variable DISPLAY is set to determine whether graphical environment is present.) You can also explicitly start graphical version by using command <command>gftp-gtk</command> and text version by using command <command>gftp-text</command>. This manual only describes graphical version. </para> </sect2> <!-- ======= ===== --> <sect2 id="gftp-gui"> <title>&gftp; Main Window And Controls</title> <para> After starting, &gftp; opens the main window shown in <xref linkend="gftp-mainwin-fig"/>. </para> <!-- ==== Figure ==== --> <figure id="gftp-mainwin-fig"> <title>gFTP Main Window</title> <screenshot> <mediaobject> <imageobject> <imagedata fileref="figures/mainwin.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> <textobject> <phrase>Shows &gftp; main window. </phrase> </textobject> </mediaobject> </screenshot> </figure> <para> This window contains the following areas and controls: </para> <variablelist> <!-- ########## --> <varlistentry> <term>Connection information: <guilabel>hostname</guilabel>, <guilabel>port</guilabel>, <guilabel>User</guilabel>, <guilabel>Pass</guilabel>, <guilabel>Protocol type</guilabel> (FTP, HTTP, SSH) </term> <listitem> <para> These fields contain information about currently active connection (<guilabel>User</guilabel> and <guilabel>Pass</guilabel> stand for username and password respectively). You can also use them to open a new connection: enter the connection information in these fields and click on <guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ########## --> <varlistentry> <term><guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button</term> <listitem> <para> When not connected, enter connection settings (hostname, protocol, etc) and click on this button to connect to a remote computer. When connected to a remote computer, click on this button to disconnect. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ########## --> <varlistentry> <term><guibutton>Stop</guibutton> button</term> <listitem> <para> Click on this button to stop connection attempts or a file transfer. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ########## --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>File list</guilabel> panels</term> <listitem> <para> These tow panels show the contents of current directory on local (left panel) and remote (right panel) computers. They can also be used for navigation: double-clicking on a directory takes you to that directory. See <xref linkend="gftp-viewing"/> for more information. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ########## --> <varlistentry> <term><guibutton>Transfer</guibutton> buttons</term> <listitem> <para> Click on one of this buttons to transfer selected files between local and remote computers. The arrow shows direction of transfer: top button transfers from the local computer to the remote one (upload), the bottom button transfers from the remote computer to the local one (download) </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ########## --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Transfer progress window</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This window shows file transfer progress. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ########## --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Log window</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This window shows all the messages exchanged by the local computer and the remote one. Mostly useful for troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <sect2 id="gftp-basic-transfer"> <title>Connecting and Transferring Files</title> <para> To connect to a remote computer, enter the computer address (hostname) on the toolbar and select the protocol type (by default, FTP). If using anonymous FTP or HTTP connection, leave fields <guilabel>User</guilabel> and <guilabel>Pass</guilabel> blank; otherwise, enter your username and password. After entering this information, click on <guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button. For detailed instructions and other ways to establish connection, see <xref linkend="gftp-connect"/>. </para> <para> To transfer files between local and remote computers, double-click on the file you want to transfer. If you need to transfer several files or whole directories, click on them while holding down <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key to select. After selecting, click on the appropriate <guibutton>Transfer</guibutton> button located between file list panels. For detailed instructions, see <xref linkend="gftp-transfer"/>. </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Connecting To a Remote Site ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-connect"> <title>Connecting To a Remote Site</title> <para> The first step in transferring files is establishing a connection to the remote site. &gftp; provides several ways to connect to a remote site, described below. These descriptions assume that you are already connected to the Internet. Please note that If you are behind a firewall and use HTTP or FTP proxy, you will need to configure &gftp; before connecting as described in <xref linkend="gftp-configuring"/>. Configuration changes are also likely to be required when connecting to an SSH site; see <xref linkend="gftp-ssh"/>. </para> <para> To disconnect from a remote site, click on <guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button or choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Disconnect</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> <!-- =========== Using toolbar ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-connect-toolbar"> <title>Connecting Using the Toolbar</title> <para> To connect to a remote site, enter the connection information in the appropriate fields in the toolbar. </para> <variablelist> <!-- ############### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Host</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Enter the remote site hostname (e.g., <systemitem class="systemname">ftp.gnome.org</systemitem>). Do not include <systemitem>ftp://</systemitem> prefix or the directory (e.g., <systemitem>/pub</systemitem>). You can select one of recently visited sites by clicking on the down arrow and selecting it from the drop-down list. You can also drag the URL from any GNOME application to the <guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ############### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Port</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Unless you know that the server uses non-standard port, leave this field blank </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ############### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>User</guilabel> and <guilabel>Pass</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If you have an account on the server you are connecting to and want to use this account, enter your username and password. If connecting to an anonymous FTP site (i.e., one that allows connection to everyone, without requiring an account), leave these fields blank. </para> <note> <title>NOTE</title> <para> Most anonymous FTP servers ask that you enter <systemitem>anonymous</systemitem> for username and your e-mail address for password. Most of them only use the e-mail address for statistics. However, there is a potential risk that some less scrupulous FTP sites will use your e-mail to send you spam. To avoid this, &gftp; uses fake addresses (that is, strings that look like a valid e-mail address) as passwords. </para> </note> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ############### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Protocol</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>Select the protocol to use (by default, <systemitem>FTP</systemitem>). Possible protocols include FTP (File Transfer Protocol), HTTP and SSH (Secure Shell, a protocol for encrypted communications, described in <xref linkend="gftp-ssh"/>). </para> <warning> <title>SECURITY WARNING</title> <para> Using non-anonymous FTP connection is a serious security risk, as your username and password are transmitted unencrypted over the Internet and can be easily intercepted by a third party. It is recommended that you only use FTP for anonymous sites. When username and password is required, use SSH instead. </para> </warning> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para> After entering this information, click on <guibutton>Connect</guibutton> button (see <xref linkend="gftp-mainwin-fig"/>). &gftp; will try to connect to the server. If successful, the files on the remote server will be shown in the right file view pane. If there was an error when connecting, the error message will be shown in the lower part of &gftp; window. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Using menu ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-connect-url"> <title>Connecting Using URL</title> <para> An equivalent way of connecting to a remote site is by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Open URL</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (<keycombo> <keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>U</keycap></keycombo>). This will prompt you for a URL to connect to. The following are examples of valid URL's: </para> <simplelist> <member> ftp://ftp.myhostname.com/pub (anonymous FTP connection) </member> <member> ftp://user@ftp.myhostname.com/pub (non-anonymous FTP connection with given username. You will be prompted for a password) </member> <member> ftp://user:pass@ftp.myhostname.com/pub (non-anonymous FTP connection, with given username and password) </member> <member> ssh://user:pass@myhostname.com (SSH connection, with given username and password) </member> </simplelist> </sect2> <!-- =========== Using toolbar ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-connect-bookmarks"> <title>Connecting Using the Bookmarks</title> <para> You can also use &gftp; bookmarks for connecting to frequently used sites, as described in <xref linkend="gftp-bookmarks"/>. </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Viewing and Selecting Files ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-viewing"> <title>Viewing Files and Directories</title> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-file-list"> <title>File List Panel</title> <para> After connecting, the right file list panel will show the files on the remote computer (see <xref linkend="gftp-fileview-fig"/>. Similarly, the left file view panel shows the files on the local computer. </para> <para> At the top of file view panel there is the location field which shows the path to current directory. Immediately below it, there is the status line which shows remote computer name, file selection filter (see below), and protocol. </para> <para>FILE LIST - NEEDS WORK </para> <para> You can refresh file list panel by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Refresh</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-navigate"> <title>Navigating Directories</title> <para> To see the contents of a subdirectory, double-click on this directory name in the file list window. To go up one level in the directory tree, double-click on <filename>..</filename> (usually the first item in the list). By a common Unix convention, <filename>..</filename> stands for parent directory. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-viewing-files"> <title>Viewing and Editing Individual Files</title> <para>To view an individual file, select this file in the file view window and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>View...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (for files on the remote computer) or <menuchoice><guimenu>Local</guimenu> <guimenuitem>View...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (for files on the local computer). Alternatively, you can select the file, then right-click on it and choose <guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem> from the context menu. </para> <para>To edit an individual file, select this file in the file view window and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Local/Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Edit...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Alternatively, you can select the file, then right-click on it and choose <guimenuitem>Edit...</guimenuitem> from the context menu. </para> <para> Advanced users may configure which applications should be used for opening files of different types by manually editing &gftp; configuration file as described in <xref linkend="gftp-configuring-advanced"/>. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-filter"> <title>File Filter</title> <para> You can configure &gftp; so that the file list window only shows files matching a given pattern. To do so, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Change Filespec...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (for files on the remote computer) or <menuchoice><guimenu>Local</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Change Filespec...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (for files on the local computer) and enter the pattern in <guilabel>Change Filespec...</guilabel> dialog. The pattern may use wildcards <keycap>*</keycap> (matches any string) and <keycap>?</keycap> (matches any single symbol). For example, pattern <filename>*</filename> matches all files, while <filename>*.tar*</filename> matches all files with extension <filename>tar</filename>, possibly followed by any sequence of symbols, for example <filename>filename.tar.gz</filename>. Please note that filenames in Unix are case-sensitive, so the pattern <filename>*.jpeg</filename> will not match files with extension <filename>.JPEG</filename>. </para> <para> Once you have selected a filter, the file list window will be updated to show only files matching the pattern. To remind you of that, this pattern will be shown under the location field. </para> <para> To clear the filter and show all files, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Change Filespec...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and enter <filename>*</filename> as the pattern. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-custom-view"> <title>Customizing File View</title> <para> </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Selecting and Transferring Files ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-transfer"> <title>Transferring Files</title> <para> This section describes how one transfers files between local and remote computer. It assumes that you have already established the connection with the remote computer as described in <xref linkend="gftp-connect"/>. </para> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-transfer-single"> <title>Transferring a Single File</title> <para> To transfer a single file, double-click on the file in the file list window, or drag the file from one file list window to another using the mouse. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-transfer-multiple"> <title>Transferring Multiple Files</title> <para> To transfer multiple files in the same directory, you need to select files to transfer. To do so, click on each of the files and directories you want to select while holding down <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. To select a continuous block of files from the list, click on the first file, then hold down <keycap>Shift</keycap> key and click on the last file of the block. All files between them will be selected. </para> <para> You can also select all files and subdirectories in the current directory by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>Local</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> (respectively, <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Select All</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>). You can also choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Local</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Select All Files</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> which selects all files but not subdirectories. </para> <para> To transfer selected files between the local and remote computers, click on the appropriate <guibutton>transfer</guibutton> buttons, located between the file list windows. The arrow on the button shows the direction of the transfer, so the top button will transfer files from the local computer to the remote one, and the bottom button will transfer files from the remote computer to the local one. NEEDS WORK: TRANSFER MENU </para> <para> Once the transfer has started, its progress will be shown in <guilabel>Transfer progress</guilabel> window. NEEDS WORK </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-transfer-options"> <title>Transfer Options</title> <para> By default, &gftp; preserves file permissions and follows symbolic links. It also starts transfers immediately after you click on <guibutton>transfer</guibutton>` button and does one transfer at a time, i.e. it only starts transferring the next file after completing transfer of the previous file. These and many other options can be modified as described in <xref linkend="gftp-configuring"/>. </para> <para> In addition, you can select whether the files should be transferred in binary or text mode. In binary mode, the file is transferred <quote>as is</quote>, without any changes. This is the default mode, and in most cases, you should use it. </para> <para> In text (ascii) mode, &gftp; will also make necessary conversion of end-of-line symbol. DOS and Microsoft Windows systems use different way of denoting end-of-line than Unix and Linux systems, which can lead to minor inconveniences if text files are transferred between Windows and Unix/Linux systems <quote>as is</quote>. Therefore, when transferring text files between Windows and Unix/Linux systems it is recommended that you use text (ascii) mode. </para> <para> You can switch between binary and ascii modes using <guimenu>FTP</guimenu> menu. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-queue"> <title>Transfer Queue</title> <para> By default, &gftp; starts the transfer immediately after you click on <guibutton>transfer</guibutton> button or double-click on a file. You can configure it so that instead, it just adds the filename to the list of files to be transferred but does not start the actual transfer until you choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Transfers</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Start transfer</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. This mode is especially convenient if you need to transfer a number of files in different directories. </para> <para> To switch to this mode, open <guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog by choosing <menuchoice><guimenu>FTP</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Options</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>(<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap> <keycap>O</keycap></keycombo>) and unselect <guilabel>Start file transfers</guilabel> option in <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-overwrite"> <title>Overwriting Existing Files</title> <para> If some of the files being transferred already exist in the target directory, &gftp; will open <guilabel>??</guilabel> dialog shown in <xref linkend="gftp-overwrite-fig"/>. </para> <para> This dialog allows you to choose for each file one of the following options: </para> <itemizedlist> <!-- ############### --> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Overwrite</guilabel>: transfer the file overwriting the existing file. </para> </listitem> <!-- ############### --> <listitem><guilabel>Skip</guilabel>: do not transfer the file <para> </para> </listitem> <!-- ############### --> <listitem> <para><guilabel>Resume</guilabel>: this option should only be used if the existing file in the target directory is a result of interrupted file transfer. This option will resume the transfer from the place it was interrupted (provided that the remote computer supports this functionality; most FTP servers do). This is faster than starting the transfer form the beginning. </para> <warning> <title>WARNING</title> <para> <guilabel>Resume</guilabel> option should only be used if the file in the target directory is the result of interrupted transfer. Selecting this option in any other situation - for example, if the file in the target directory is a complete copy of an older or newer version of the file being transferred - will result in corrupted file. </para> </warning> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para> To choose one of these options, select the file in the <guilabel></guilabel> dialog and click on the appropriate button (<guibutton>Overwrite</guibutton>, <guibutton>Skip</guibutton>, <guibutton>Resume</guibutton>) at the bottom. After selecting the appropriate options for each of the files in the dialog, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> <para> By default, &gftp; uses <guilabel>Resume</guilabel> option. You can change this using <guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog, as described in <xref linkend="gftp-configuring"/>. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-resume"> <title>Resuming Interrupted Transfer</title> <para> If file transfer was interrupted for some reason (e.g., a server overload or network or dialup problems), you do not have to start the transfer again form the beginning. Instead, &gftp; allows you to resume the transfer from the point where it stopped. This requires that the remote computer supports resume function of FTP protocol; most FTP servers do. </para> <para> To resume transfer manually, reconnect to the same server, select again the files you want to transfer and start transferring them. &gftp; will recognize partially downloaded file in the local directory and then ask you whether to resume the download or overwrite the partially downloaded file and to start all over (see <xref linkend="gftp-overwrite"/>). Choose <guilabel>Resume</guilabel> and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> <para> You can also configure &gftp; so that if connection closes for some reason during file transfer, &gftp; will try to reconnect again and continue with the file transfer where it left off. You can also specify how many times to reconnect and how long to wait for connection. All these options can be set using <guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog described in <xref linkend="gftp-configuring"/>. </para> <para> In order to specify reasonable reconnect options you need to understand some of the things that can go wrong with a download. </para> <para> The most common cause of download problems is an overloaded FTP server. When a server becomes overloaded there will be times when the server just can't get around to passing gFTP the next block of data. In the gFTP progress window you will get a message that the transfer is stalled. If the transfer is stalled for over 30 seconds gFTP will time out the transfer and disconnect. (Don't mess with the Read timeout Option unless you know what you are doing. You can get timeouts for a lot of other reasons that an overloaded server.) gFTP then waits the time interval specified in Options and then reconnects. </para> <para> Some servers recognize when they are overloaded and begin deliberately disconnecting clients until they get back down to the maximum number of downloads that they can reasonably serve. If gFTP gets disconnected it waits the time interval specified in Options and then reconnects. These servers sometimes remember who they have just bounced off and if you try to reconnect immediately they tell gFTP to stop trying to automatically reconnect. So in the Options (Ftp->Options->Network->Retry sleep time) you want to wait just long enough that the busy server will have forgotten you and then reconnect. The gFTP default is 15 seconds. </para> <para> The other reconnect Option that you are interested in is Connect retries (Ftp->Options->Network->Connect retries). Connect retries is the number of time that gFTP will reconnect before giving up altogether. There two ways to approach this option. </para> <para> If gFTP has to keep reconnecting to a remote server then the download can be very slow. You might want to switch another remote server which is faster. If the file name on the new server is exactly the same as the file name on the first server then you can resume the download at whatever point you got to on the first server. In this case set Connect retries to 3, which is the default. </para> <para> If you want to keep chugging away at the download until it finishes, no matter what, then set Connect retries to 0. (Incidentally, I once had a download shut down after 100 reconnects. gFTP and that remote site just weren't getting along and I was in bed asleep) </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== File operations ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-fileops"> <title>Other File Operations</title> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-delete"> <title>Deleting, Renaming, Editing and Viewing Files</title> <para> To delete files or directories on local computer, select them (see <xref linkend="gftp-transfer-multiple"/> for information about selecting multiple files) and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Local</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. Similarly, to delete files or directories on remote computer, select themand choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. Alternatively, after selecting the files you can right-click in the corresponding file list panel and choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the context menu. </para> <para> To rename, view, or edit file, select this file in the list and choose corresponding command form <guimenu>Local</guimenu> or <guimenu>Remote</guimenu> menu (or right-click and choose the command from the context menu). You can only rename, view, or edit a single file; if you have selected more than ne file, &gftp; will give an error message. </para> <para> &gftp; will use the programs specified in <guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog (see <xref linkend="gftp-configuring"/>) for viewing and editing files. It is also possible to configure &gftp; to use different programs for different file types by manually editing configuration file (see <xref linkend="gftp-configuring-advanced"/>). </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-chmod"> <title>Changing File Permissions</title> <para> To change permissions of a file or directory, select it and choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Local/Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Chmod...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or right-click and choose <guimenuitem>Chmod...</guimenuitem> from the context menu. You can only change permisions of one file at a time. </para> <para> As usual, you can set three types of permissions: read, write, and execute, independently for file owner, group of users owning the file, and everyone else. If you are not fmailair with Unix notion of file permission, read info page for GNU <application>fileutils</application> package (if you are using Linux), or any introductory book or document on Unix, such as <citetitle>If you are new to Linux/UNIX</citetitle>, included in GNOME desktop environment. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-makedir"> <title>Creating Directories</title> <para> To create a subdirectory in the current directory, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Local/Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Make Directory...</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> or right-click and choose <guimenuitem>Make Directory...</guimenuitem> from the context menu. &gftp; will prompt you for directory name. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-compare"> <title>Comparing Directories</title> <para> &gftp; allows you to compare the directories on local and remote computer, showing the files that are different in them. This feature is very convenient for synchronizing you local directory with the remotre one, as it shows the files that were added or updated since your last synchronization. To compare current directories on local and remote computer, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Compare windows</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. &gftp; will show and select in each window the files that are different from the files in the other window. That is, it will select all files that are not present in directory but not the other and those files that are present in both directories but have differnt sizes or modification dates. </para> <tip> <title>TIP</title> <para> If you maintain on your local computer a copy of a directory on the remote computer, you can easily update your local directory as follows. First, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Tools</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Compare windows</guimenuitem></menuchoice> (this will select in the remote directory all files that were added or changed since your last update). Next, click on lower <guibutton>transfer</guibutton> button (the one that transfers from remote computer to local one). This will automatically transfer all selected files from the remote computer to the local computer. For the files that were changed, &gftp; will ask you whether it should overwrite existing files in local directory or resume transfer (see <xref linkend="gftp-overwrite"/>). Select <guilabel>Overwrite</guilabel> and click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para> </tip> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Bookmaks ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-bookmarks"> <title>Bookmarks</title> <para> &gftp; allows you to create bookmarks for quick access to frequently used sites. Each bookmark contains the information about a connection: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> Host name, port, username and password (for non-anonymous connection) </para> <warning id="gftp-security-warning"> <para> Storing your username and password in bookmarks is a potential security risk! &gftp; stores this information unencrypted in the configuration file. Thus, anyone who has access to your account (including any hacker who managed to break into your account) will be able to read these usernames and passwords. </para> </warning> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Protocol (FTP, HTTP, SSH) </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Directories on the local and remote systems </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para> To use one of bookmarked connections, choose the connection name from <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> menu. </para> <para> To add current connection to the list of bookmarks, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Add Bookmark</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> (<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap> <keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>). </para> <para> To delete, rename, or edit a bookmark, choose <menuchoice> <guimenu>Bookmarks</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Edit Bookmarks</guimenuitem> </menuchoice>. This will open <guilabel>Edit Bookmarks</guilabel> dialog described below. </para> <sect2 id="gftp-edit-bookmarks"> <title>Edit Bookmarks Dialog</title> <para> This dialog allows you to create, delete, edit, and rename bookmarks. </para> <para> To delete a bookmark, click on it to select, then right-click and choose <guimenuitem>Delete</guimenuitem> from the context menu. </para> <para> To create a new bookmark, right-click in the list of bookmarks and choose <guimenuitem>New Item</guimenuitem> from the context menu. &gftp; will prompt you for the bookmark name. After creating the bookmark, you should edit it as described below to enter the required information. </para> <para> To edit a bookmark, double-click on it. You can also click on it to select, then right-click and choose <guimenuitem>Properties</guimenuitem> from the context menu. This will open <guilabel>Edit Entry</guilabel> dialog. In this dialog, you can enter bookmark name and connection information: hostname, port, protocol, directories on local and remote computer. If using anonymous connection, select <guilabel>Log in as ANONYMOUS</guilabel>. Otherwise, unselect this option and enter your username and password (see <xref linkend="gftp-connect"/>). In addition, for SSH connections you can also enter path to <command>sftp</command> command (see <xref linkend="gftp-ssh"/>). If unsure, leave this field blank. </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Using SSH Protocol ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-ssh"> <title>Using SSH Protocol</title> <para> This section contains some information about SSH (Secure Shell_ protocol. Normally, you do not need to read this section to use &gftp;. However, if you have problems with configuring or troubleshooting SSH connection, you will find here information you need to fix it. </para> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-ssh-whatis"> <title>What Is SSH?</title> <para> SSH (Secure Shell) is a protocol for connecting to a remote computer encrypting all communications (including username and password). It was originally designed as a secure replacement for <application>telnet</application> command. Later versions of SSH also allow file transfers over the SSH connection. </para> <para> As with all communications programs, to connect to a remote computer using SSH it is necessary to have communication programs supporting SSH protocol both on your local computer (ssh client) and on the remote one (ssh ser`ver). There are many applications supporting this protocol; the most popular ones for Linux include SSH and OpenSSH. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-ssh-versions"> <title>What Is the Difference Between SSH And SSH2?</title> <para> There are two versions of SSH protocol, SSH1 and SSH2. SSH1 is outdated, so you should use SSH2 whenever possible. If you select SSH as the protocol, then &gftp; (and most other SSH applications) will try to use SSH2; if it is not available, then it will try SSH1. If you select SSH2, then &gftp; will only try to use SSH2 and produce an error message if SSH2 is not available. </para> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-ssh-transfer"> <title>File Transfer Over SSH</title> <para> SSH1 had no built-in mechanism for transferring files. However, there is an add-on program, called <application>sftp</application>, which allows transferring files over SSH1 connection. this program is available from <ulink type="http" url="http://www.xbill.org/sftp">http://www.xbill.org/sftp</ulink>. To transfer files over SSH1 connection, this program must be installed on the <emphasis>remote</emphasis> computer. &gftp; requires version 0.7 or later of <application>sftp</application>. </para> <para> SSH2 has built-in means of transferring files (so-called <quote>sftp subsystem</quote>). So if you are using SSH2, there is no need to install any additional programs. </para> <para> There are two options for transferring files using SSH2 protocol: </para> <variablelist> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term>Using <quote>sftp subsystem</quote></term> <listitem> <para> This is <quote>the right way</quote> to transfer files. The downside of this method is that it is not enough to enter the password in <guilabel>Pass</guilabel> field; <application>ssh</application> will ask you for the password independently. It also requires that you have utility <application>ssh-askpass</application>, used by <application>ssh</application> for asking hte password, installed on your system. You can test whether this utility is installed by entering command <command>ssh-askpass</command> on the command line. If you get an error message, it means that <application>ssh-askpass</application> is not installed. If you are using OpenSSH, you should install one of the packages <application>openssh-askpass</application> or <application>openssh-askpass-gnome</application>. </para> <para>To use this method, open <link linkend="gftp-configuring"><guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog</link> and make sure that in the <guilabel>SSH</guilabel> tab the option <guilabel>Use SSH2 sftp subsys</guilabel> is selected. In most cases, you will also need to select <guilabel>Need SSH User/Pass</guilabel> and <guilabel>Use ssh-askpass util</guilabel>. FIXME: I do not quite understand what these options do. In my experiments, I was able to connect to SSH2 server (requiring password) whether or not these options were selected. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term>Calling sftp-exec directly</term> <listitem> <para> Using this method, &gftp; calls the <application>sftp-exec</application> directly rather than through <application>ssh</application> command. This method does not require <application>ssh-askpass</application> utility; all you need is to enter the password in <guilabel>Pass</guilabel> field. However, it requires that the the executable file <application>sftp-exec</application> on remote computer be in PATH, i.e. in one of the standard locations where the system looks for executables. If it is not in PATH, you will need to explicitly specify its location in <guilabel>SSH</guilabel> tab of <link linkend="gftp-configuring"><guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog</link>. </para> <para> To check whether <application>sftp-exec</application> is in PATH on the remote computer, connect to remote computer via ssh as described in <xref linkend="gftp-ssh-test"/> and enter comamnd <command>sft-exec</command> on remote computer. If you get an error message, this means that <application>sftp-exec</application> is not in PATH. In this case, you should ask the system administartor of the remote computer for help. You can also try one of standard locations (e.g., for OpenSSH server as packaged for Red Hat Linux, <application>sftp-exec</application> is in <filename>/usr/libexec/openssh</filename>). </para> <para> To use this method, open <link linkend="gftp-configuring"><guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog</link> and make sure that in the <guilabel>SSH</guilabel> tab the option <guilabel>Use SSH2 sftp subsys</guilabel> is unselected. If <application>sftp-exec</application> is not in PATH, you will also need to enter its location in <guilabel>SSH2 sftp-server path</guilabel>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <!-- =========== Sect 2 ======== --> <sect2 id="gftp-ssh-test"> <title>Testing SSH Connection</title> <para> If you have problems transferring files using SSH, you can test your SSH connection. To do so, open a terminal window and type <command>ssh <replaceable>username@hostname.domain</replaceable></command>. If you get no reply, it can mean that something is wrong with your internet connection, or that the remote computer is down, or that the remote computer is configured not to allow connections from your computer. </para> <para> If you are connecting to the remote computer for the first time, you should see a message like this: </para> <screen> The authenticity of host 'hostname (###.###.###.###)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? </screen> <para> This is normal; unless you are paranoid about security or have reasons to expect foul play (in which case you should consult an expert), answer <userinput>yes</userinput>. You only need to do it once; this message should not appear for the subsequent connections to the same computer. </para> <para> After this, remote computer should ask you for the password. After confirming the password, you should be logged to the remote computer. </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Configuring &gftp; ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-configuring"> <title>Configuring &gftp;</title> <para> To configure &gftp; choose <menuchoice><guimenu>FTP</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Options</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> (<keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap> <keycap>O</keycap></keycombo>). This will open <guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog, shown in <xref linkend="gftp-options-fig"/>. This dialog contains several tabs described in detail below. After making your selections in these tabs, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton> to save the changes and close the dialog. You can also click <guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to save the changes without closing the dialog, or <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton> to close the dialog discarding the changes. </para> <!-- ####### Sect2 ######### --> <sect2 id="gftp-configuring-general"> <title>General Configuration Tab</title> <para> This tab contains most general &gftp; options which are common for all protocols (FTP, HTTP, SSH). </para> <variablelist> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Email address</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>View Program</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> The default command to use for viewing files (when you select <menuchoice><guimenu>Local/Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem></menuchoice>). If this field is left blank, &gftp; will use built-in text viewer. </para> <para> You can specify different view programs for different file types as described in <xref linkend="gftp-configuring-advanced"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Edit Program</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>The default command to use for editing files (when you select <menuchoice><guimenu>Local/Remote</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem></menuchoice>) </para> <para> You can specify different edit programs for different file types as described in <xref linkend="gftp-configuring-advanced"/>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Startup Directory</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> The directory on local computer to show in the file list when starting &gftp;. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Log File</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>In this field, you can enter the location of the log file (see <xref linkend="gftp-logging"/>. Default location is <filename>~/.gftp/gftp.log</filename>, where <filename>~</filename> is your home directory. </para> </listitem> ` </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Max Log Window Size</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>This is the number of lines you can scroll back in the <guilabel>Log Window</guilabel>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Append File Transfers</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Confirm Delete</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If this option is selected, &gftp; will ask for confirmation before deleting files or directories. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Overwrite by Default</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> This option controls behavior of &gftp; if the file being transferred is already present in the target directory. As described in <xref linkend="gftp-overwrite"/>, in such situation &gftp; prompts you to select one of three possible actions: <guilabel>Overwrite</guilabel>, <guilabel>Resume</guilabel>, <guilabel>Skip</guilabel>. If this option is selected, then the default action suggested by &gftp; will be <guilabel>Overwrite</guilabel>. Otherwise, the default action will be <guilabel>Resume</guilabel>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Preserve permissions</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is selected, transferred files will have the same permissions as the original files. This is the default behavior. Otherwise, transferred files will have the default permissions for newly created files. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Resolve Remote Symlinks</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Show hidden files</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> if this option is selected, &gftp; will show files and directories with names starting with a dot (<keycap>.</keycap>). By a common Unix/Linux conventions, such files are used for system data and applications' settings. Such files rarely contain user data. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Start file transfers</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is selected, &gftp; will start transferring files as soon as you click on <guibutton>File transfer</guibutton> button or double-clicked on the file. This is the default behavior. If this option is unselected, &gftp; will just add the names of files to be transferred to the queue. It will only start the actual transfer when you choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Transfers</guimenu> <guimenuitem>Start Transfer</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Bring up reconnect dialog</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Do one transfer at a time</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is selected (default), &gftp; will do file transfers consecutively, i.e. it will only start transferring the next file after the transfer of the previous file has completed. If this option is not selected, &gftp; will transfer files simultaneously, opening as many connections to the remote computer as necessary. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Passive file transfers</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is selected (default), &gftp; will use <quote>passive</quote> file transfer; otherwise, it will use active file transfer. For most users, all you need to know about the difference between these two modes is that many firewalls will not let you download a file using active file transfer. Thus, if you are behind a firewall, you should use passive file transfer. On the other hand, not all FTP servers support passive file transfer. Thus, if you get error message when transferring files, try unselecting this option. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Refresh after each file transfer</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is selected, &gftp; will refresh file list after each file transfer. Otherwise, &gftp; will only refresh file list when you choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Local</guimenu> <guimenutiem>Refresh</guimenutiem> </menuchoice> (or <menuchoice><guimenu>Remote</guimenu> <guimenutiem>Refresh</guimenutiem> </menuchoice>). </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Save geometry</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is selected, &gftp; will remember window size and position on the screen and will use same size and position when started next time. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Sort directories first</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is selected, file list always shows directories before files. Otherwise, both directories and files will be sorted according to the order you have chosen (see <xref linkend="gftp-file-sort"/>). </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <!-- ######### --> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Use cache</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> <!-- ####### Sect2 ######### --> <sect2 id="gftp-configuring-network"> <title>Network Configuration Tab</title> <para> </para> </sect2> <!-- ####### Sect2 ######### --> <sect2 id="gftp-configuring-ftp"> <title>FTP Configuration Tab</title> <para> </para> </sect2> <!-- ####### Sect2 ######### --> <sect2 id="gftp-configuring-http"> <title>HTTP Configuration Tab</title> <para> </para> </sect2> <!-- ####### Sect2 ######### --> <sect2 id="gftp-configuring-ssh"> <title>SSH Configuration Tab</title> <para> </para> </sect2> <!-- ####### Sect2 ######### --> <sect2 id="gftp-configuring-local"> <title>Local Hosts Configuration Tab</title> <para> </para> </sect2> <!-- ####### Sect2 ######### --> <sect2 id="gftp-configuring-advanced"> <title>Advanced Configuration Options</title> <para> Advanced users can also configure &gftp; by manually editing the configuration file. This file is located at <filename>~/.gftp/gftprc</filename> (where <filename>~</filename> is your home directory). This file stores all the configuration options for &gftp;, including those that can be configured in <guilabel>Options</guilabel> dialog. </para> <para> In addition, there are some options that can only be configured by manually editing the configuration file. Most importantly, you can configure how &gftp; should treat files of different types. More precisely, for every mime type, you can select: </para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> The icon to be used in file list window </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Default transfer type (binary or ascii) </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para> Default view/edit program </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <para> Each mime type is described by a line in the configuration file which looks like this: <programlisting> ext=.xcf:gimp.xpm:B:gimp </programlisting> The first token, <literal>.xcf</literal>, is the file extension (&gftp; uses file extensions to identify mime types). The next token, <literal>gimp.xpm</literal>, is the default icon to use in the file list windows. You don't have to specify one if you don't have to. By default, &gftp; will search <filename>~/.gftp</filename>, <filename>$(PREFIX)/share/gftp</filename> (where <filename>PREFIX</filename> is your installation prefix), and then <filename>/usr/share/icons</filename> in that order. The files have to be a valid <filename>xpm</filename> file. The next token, <literal>B</literal>, specifies whether &gftp; should use binary (B) or ascii (A) mode for transferring files of this type.If you omit this field, then &gftp; will download the file according to whether ascii or binary is selected in the <guimenu>FTP</guimenu> menu. The final token, <literal>gimp</literal>, specifies the name of the program to run to view or edit a file with that extension. You can omit this as well if you like. </para> </sect2> </sect1> <!-- =========== Troubleshooting ========================= --> <sect1 id="gftp-faq"> <title>Frequently Asked Questions</title> <para> </para> </sect1> <!-- ============= About ================================== --> <sect1 id="gftp-about"> <title>About &gftp;</title> <para> &gftp; was written by Brian Masney (<email>masneyb@seul.org</email>). To find more information about &gftp;, please visit the <ulink url="http://gftp.seul.org/" type="http">gFTP Web page</ulink>. </para> <para> This manual was written by Alexander Kirillov (<email>kirillov@math.sunysb.edu</email>), using previous documentation written by Brian Masney (<email>masneyb@seul.org</email> and ??. </para> <para> This program is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public license as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. A copy of this license can be found at this <ulink url="ghelp:gpl" type="help">link</ulink>, or in the file COPYING included with the source code of this program. </para> </sect1> </article>