edit remote html file

edit remote html file

[Hadron Quark]

I followed the tramp wiki but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. tramp
seems to be for unix machines talking to each other. My web host is a
windows machine.

I have a web site at a host "host.com"

normally I just issue the eamcs ftp command "ftp host.com" and then
put/get etc in the ftp shell which results. I have a .netrc to simplify
things.

But whats the best way to edit the remote file directly without
specifically opening an ftp shell get'ting, editing and then put'ting?


I had C-x C-f /ftp:user@host.com/index.html but I get a time out.

Suggestions or pointers gratefully appreciated. I'm not sure if Tramp is
what I want.

Re: edit remote html file

[Stefan Monnier]

> normally I just issue the eamcs ftp command "ftp host.com" and then
> put/get etc in the ftp shell which results. I have a .netrc to simplify
> things.
[...]
> I had C-x C-f /ftp:user@host.com/index.html but I get a time out.

If using `ftp' works, then /ftp:user@host.com/index.html should work.
Please report this problem with M-x report-emacs-bug.


        Stefan

Re: edit remote html file

[aartist]

I use C-x C-f  /user@host:/dir/file

Note the ':' after host.

Hadron Quark wrote:
> I followed the tramp wiki but think I'm barking up the wrong tree. tramp
> seems to be for unix machines talking to each other. My web host is a
> windows machine.
>
> I have a web site at a host "host.com"
>
> normally I just issue the eamcs ftp command "ftp host.com" and then
> put/get etc in the ftp shell which results. I have a .netrc to simplify
> things.
>
> But whats the best way to edit the remote file directly without
> specifically opening an ftp shell get'ting, editing and then put'ting?
>
>
> I had C-x C-f /ftp:user@host.com/index.html but I get a time out.
>
> Suggestions or pointers gratefully appreciated. I'm not sure if Tramp is
> what I want.