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

EDIT: Key authentication is not necessary for opening files over ssh. Vim will prompt for password.

It would be useful to note if netrw.vim was loaded by vim when it started.

:echo exists("g:loaded_netrwPlugin")

For opening files over ssh, you need your local machine's public key in the server's authorized keys. Following help section in vim documentation explains it pretty well.

:help netrw-ssh-hack

Quick way to export public key would be by using ssh-copy-id (if available).

ssh-copy-id user@host

And have a look at netrw documentation for network file editing over other protocols.

:help netrw

HTH.