* Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-12-04 15:29:47]: > In response to David Banning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > mindterm-ssh. Is there some plain text editor program > > > > out there that will allow me to simply login and edit my files in > > > > plain text - (not a gui html editor) ? > > > > > > > > > > ...You can't just SSH into your box and use vim? > > > > Let's say I'm in a library in some remote town. The only SSH I know > > that is web loadable is mindterm-ssh, but that runs on java. If java is > > blocked on the local box then I'm SOL. No? > > Just use puTTY. You can download it and run it without any installation. > > If you're that locked down that you can't do any of those things, I'd > suggest you get a laptop or other way to manage this remotely. What good > is a text editor if you can't restart daemons or HUP them? Nokia cell > phones have an SSH client available. >
Along these same lines, you can keep a copy of Portable Vim [1] and Portable PuTTY [2] on a usb stick and run them from Windows. They work as-advertised and are pretty handy. [1] http://portablegvim.sourceforge.net/ [2] http://portableapps.com/node/1134 -- Chess Griffin GPG Public Key: 0x0C7558C3 http://www.chessgriffin.com
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