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You can directly edit a file on a remote host with the following:
Of course you can use a different editor if you *really* want to ;)
vim scp://username@host//path/to/file
Of course you can use a different editor if you *really* want to ;)
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Mike#1
Well it doesn't seem to work with every editor. Tried 'nano' just for fun, didn't recognize. Of course vim does.
Posted 2009-03-31 12:04:53
JohnThis only works with vim, and only if it has the netrw plugin installed. Most distros have this plugin installed by default though.
Posted 2009-03-31 12:48:53
SteveGI guess when the submitter said you can use a different editor he meant if you don't want to do cool things like this :)
Posted 2009-03-31 13:00:49
BillHI listen for SSH connections on a different port, so a parameter is necessary, such as: `scp -P 22222 username@host:~/myfile`. Any ideas on how to pass a port parameter?
Posted 2009-04-05 13:18:02