How to use GVIM to edit a remote file?

Question

I use GVIM on Ubuntu 9.10. I\'m looking for the right way to configure GVIM to be able to edit remote files (HTML, PHP, CSS) by for exemple ftp.

• When i use :e scp:

Answer 1

There is one way and that is using the remote host's copy, using SSH to forward the X11 client to you, like so:

user@local:~/$ ssh -X user@host
...
user@host:~/$ gvim file

The latter command should open gvim on your desktop. Of course, this relies on the remote host having X11 / gnome / gvim installed in the first place, which might not be the solution you're looking for / an option in your case.

Note: X11 forwarding can be a security risk.