putty external text editor?
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Mar 15, 202657656 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm new to ssh and linux in general. I've got putty set up and I can connect to my server and list files and everything. I'm wondering how I can edit a file using notepad++ (or another editor). Is there a way to have it automatically download and upload through ssh? How else do you edit a file? Tha…
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You can use WinSCP and use sftp to edit your files. Just right click > edit. However, you'll have to login as root or a root level user to edit most system files which may be bad security practices. The best thing for you to do is to use nano or a s…
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