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Then here is a better example: $ find-file /ssh:foo@example.com:/opt/myfile.txt Emacs will open the remote file in a buffer local to your Emacs and you can ed

Then here is a better example: $ find-file /ssh:foo@example.com:/opt/myfile.txt Emacs will open the remote file in a buffer local to your Emacs and you can edit it as though it were a local file. When you save it's saved remotely, etc.

rekado 9y ago
Hey mickey, thanks for "Mastering Emacs"! I'm glad I bought it. I recommend it to everyone having trouble making themselves comfortable in Emacs.
- mickeyp 9y ago
  Thank you very much :)
- bjpbakker 9y ago
  Completely agree! It came out just after I decided to ditch vim and use emacs. This book has helped me a whole lot with understanding emacs. Thank you vey much for this book Mickey!
- throwanem 9y ago
  Seconded - I've been using Emacs exclusively since 2009, and still find something worthwhile every time I dip into Mastering Emacs.
gkya 9y ago
Also when you C-x C-f /ssh:x@y.com:/a/directory, it opens in dired and all the dired operations happen on the remote computer, including visiting files w/ RET. Also, from within that dired buffer, typing M-x shell RET starts a remote shell session. Dired w/ dired-hacks package is my main tool for interacting w/ projects. Also, IIRC, VC mode works nicely w/ tramp too, when editing remote files.
oblio 9y ago
I guess the SSH functionality is provided by ssh itself, or is there some SSH client built in to Emacs?
- mickeyp 9y ago
  Emacs uses external programs; it supports a multitude of protocols give you this transparent file access.
auganov 9y ago
Even better example, if you do say: $ *npm install whatever in a remote directory, it will actually execute the real thing on the server. So as long as you don't need to use ncurses based program etc. it's a good-enough ssh too. Though quite honestly I much prefer to just start emacs on the server, make 4 eshell windows and have it be my fancy tmux/screen. It feels inelegant when you first do it, but it's very liberating actually.

rekado 9y ago

Hey mickey, thanks for "Mastering Emacs"! I'm glad I bought it. I recommend it to everyone having trouble making themselves comfortable in Emacs.

mickeyp 9y ago
Thank you very much :)
bjpbakker 9y ago
Completely agree! It came out just after I decided to ditch vim and use emacs. This book has helped me a whole lot with understanding emacs. Thank you vey much for this book Mickey!
throwanem 9y ago
Seconded - I've been using Emacs exclusively since 2009, and still find something worthwhile every time I dip into Mastering Emacs.

gkya 9y ago

Also when you C-x C-f /ssh:x@y.com:/a/directory, it opens in dired and all the dired operations happen on the remote computer, including visiting files w/ RET. Also, from within that dired buffer, typing M-x shell RET starts a remote shell session. Dired w/ dired-hacks package is my main tool for interacting w/ projects. Also, IIRC, VC mode works nicely w/ tramp too, when editing remote files.

oblio 9y ago

I guess the SSH functionality is provided by ssh itself, or is there some SSH client built in to Emacs?

mickeyp 9y ago
Emacs uses external programs; it supports a multitude of protocols give you this transparent file access.

auganov 9y ago

Even better example, if you do say: $ *npm install whatever in a remote directory, it will actually execute the real thing on the server. So as long as you don't need to use ncurses based program etc. it's a good-enough ssh too. Though quite honestly I much prefer to just start emacs on the server, make 4 eshell windows and have it be my fancy tmux/screen. It feels inelegant when you first do it, but it's very liberating actually.