I start to write about ssh tunnels and exporting your display until I saw that you not only what to use windows, but a windows edit as well.<br><br>That being said you really need to 'share' out the directory with samba or nfs and then you can access it just like a drive on your windoz box. Be careful of &lt;cr&gt;, line feeds, etc when using a windows edit on a unix file.<br><br><br><br><span style="font-family:Prelude, Verdana, san-serif;"><br><br></span><span id="signature"><div id="no_signature" style="overflow:hidden;"></div></span><span style="color:navy; font-family:Prelude, Verdana, san-serif; "><hr align="left" style="width:75%">On Jun 29, 2011 3:41 PM, leegold@speedymail.org &lt;leegold@speedymail.org&gt; wrote: <br><br></span>Hi,
<br>
<br>I have a local server where I am root. The server has no Xwindows on it.
<br>I access the server by ssh for a command line or by filezilla to
<br>transfer files w/sftp. I want to be able to edit text files with a GUI
<br>editor via ssh or via sftp. I can edit with ssh with "$sudo nano
<br>filename" only. It's driving me crazy. I can't stand nano, vi, emacs or
<br>any terminal based editor. I need to be root to edit these files in
<br>/var/www. I am using Ubuntu server for the server. I want to use an
<br>editor with windows like Geany or anything like it. I only have enough
<br>permission in my /home to use a GUI editor else I need to sudo.
<br>
<br>I was thinking of a script to send a copy of a file over to my /home
<br>then use Filezilla, then a script to sudo cp and overwrite it back to
<br>/var/www. Still a pain. Is there any way in my situation to be able to
<br>use a GUI editor and not have to use a terminal editor?
<br>
<br>I may not of explained it clearly, sorry...also I have to sit an look at
<br>these files for long periods - for me a terminal editor I'm not
<br>productive on.
<br>
<br>Thanks,
<br>
<br>Lee G.
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