On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 06:30:32AM -0500, Kevin Horton wrote: > >>>>I'm trying to edit remote files with > >>>>bluefish. The bluefish developers say that > >>>>remote files should be able to be opened > >>>>using URL like > >>>>sftp://[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/path/to/file. I tried such > >>>>a URL, and it failed. Looking in Console, I > >>>>see: > >>>Seems impossible as libsftp.la is deactivated > >>>either in gnome-vfs2 or gnome-vfs2-ssl (see > >>>the patch files). > >> > >You can use ssh, it should work (hopefully). > > No, ssh is not working either. I used the same > URL format, just replacing "sftp" with "ssh". > The very first time I tried it I got an Aqua > dialog box asking for my password. I assume the > password request was from SSHKeyChain, as I see > in the Console logs that my id_dsa identity was > added. But, bluefish simply hangs, with the OK > button of the Open URL dialog pushed. > No, ssh does not accept (as far as I know) an url format. You have to use: 'ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED]' from a shell. It will prompt you for your password, and you will then be logged in onto the distant host, where you can cd to the proper directory and edit your file.
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