Help avoiding using terminal editors

[Phillip Waclawski]

Jedit (from jedit.org) has an ftp/Sftp plugin. as it can run via java, there are versions for Linux, Windows, Mac. 
Phil Waclawski 

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From: leegold at speedymail.org 
To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us 
Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 3:32:14 PM 
Subject: Help avoiding using terminal editors 

Hi, 

I have a local server where I am root. The server has no Xwindows on it. 
I access the server by ssh for a command line or by filezilla to 
transfer files w/sftp. I want to be able to edit text files with a GUI 
editor via ssh or via sftp. I can edit with ssh with "$sudo nano 
filename" only. It's driving me crazy. I can't stand nano, vi, emacs or 
any terminal based editor. I need to be root to edit these files in 
/var/www. I am using Ubuntu server for the server. I want to use an 
editor with windows like Geany or anything like it. I only have enough 
permission in my /home to use a GUI editor else I need to sudo. 

I was thinking of a script to send a copy of a file over to my /home 
then use Filezilla, then a script to sudo cp and overwrite it back to 
/var/www. Still a pain. Is there any way in my situation to be able to 
use a GUI editor and not have to use a terminal editor? 

I may not of explained it clearly, sorry...also I have to sit an look at 
these files for long periods - for me a terminal editor I'm not 
productive on. 

Thanks, 

Lee G. 
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