#REDIRECT [[X Window selection#Direct Save Protocol]]
The '''Direct Save Protocol''', abbreviated '''XDS''' (for '''X''' Window '''D'''irect '''S'''ave Protocol), is a [[Protocol (computing)|software protocol]] built on top of the [[XDND]] protocol, that supports saving [[Computer file|file]]s by [[Drag-and-drop|dragging]] them to [[file manager]] [[Window (computing)|window]]s. Like the XDND protocol, XDS is a feature of the [[X Window System]] [[graphical user interface]] for [[Unix-like]] computer [[operating system]]s.
{{Rcat shell|
==External links==
{{R from merge}}
*[http://www.newplanetsoftware.com/xds/ Saving Files Via Drag-and-Drop: The Direct Save Protocol for the X Window System] (original article)
{{R to anchor}}
*[http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/XDS Saving Files Via Drag-and-Drop: The Direct Save Protocol for the X Window System] (slightly extended freedesktop.org version of the article)
