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Also, when one has to reach out to unfamiliar servers, I can always count on some form of VI being present. The same is not true for Emacs.

• medstrom 3y ago
  This trope is older than I am. And the standard answer is equally old: you wouldn't use the remote server's emacs, you would connect to the remote server from inside your own local emacs.
  • llm_trw 3y ago
    Seriously people. Tramp mode is your friend. It can even two two or more hops.
    • BillyTheMage 3y ago
      It's even more seamless than using the other machine's Emacs. Sometimes I have to remind myself which things are on which machine.
      • Gud 3y ago
        Does anyone have any idea how to do this with vim? I guess it would be possible with ssh maybe?
        • mr_mitm 3y ago
          You could always mount an sshfs
        • lahvak 3y ago
          Look at 'netrw" plugin, which has been bundled as one of the default plugins with vim for years now.
    • globular-toast 3y ago
      And you can sudo/su on the remote.
  • Teknomancer 3y ago
    This.