Re: Editng a text file via PuTTY

From: Owen Dunn (owend_at_chiark.greenend.org.uk)
Date: 04/27/04


Date: 27 Apr 2004 12:13:50 +0100

nospam@thisemailthanx.com (Tim at this Newsgroup) writes:
 
> I wish to use PuTTY to edit a text file on a local Windows server
> from a Windows client. I have tried using good ol' edit, but to no
> avail. Is there a FAQ or 'a Windows beginners guide to using PuTTY
> as though it were a DOS box' somewhere on the 'net?

PuTTY isn't a text editor, so you're not going to have a lot of luck
editing text files with it.

If you just want to use PuTTY to connect to your Windows server and
issue commands at a command prompt inside PuTTY, you'll need to
install an SSH server on your Windows machine.

(S)



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