The "loop and a half"

[alister]

On Mon, 09 Oct 2017 08:00:34 +0200, Lele Gaifax wrote:

> Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>>> Or you could use a GUI editor that runs locally and has the capability
>>> to edit files remotely over ssh.
>>
>> That's also a possibility, but I have yet to find one that can SSH to a
>> server as a non-root user and then sudo to edit the files.
> 
> If it's just a matter of "finding one", look no further and try out
> Emacs's TRAMP :-)
> 
> ciao, lele.

or if you want the luxury of a GUI editor simply ssh to the remote 
machine & run the editor there (using X forwarding to route the display 
to you local PC)



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