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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 i

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.