https://github.com/grantm/bcvi

Back-channel vi
https://github.com/grantm/bcvi

perl ssh vim

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Back-channel vi

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/grantm/bcvi
• Owner: grantm
• Created: 2010-02-22T09:09:14.000Z (over 16 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-10-06T04:35:10.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-05T08:11:35.115Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: perl, ssh, vim
• Language: Perl
• Homepage: http://sshmenu.sourceforge.net/articles/bcvi/
• Size: 387 KB
• Stars: 66
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.markdown
  • Changelog: Changes

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README

          
bcvi - Back-channel vi

======================

This is a handy little utility for people who use SSH to connect to servers

but like to use gvim (a GUI version of vim) to edit files.  When you're

connected to a remote server (say server.example.com) and type a command like:

    bcvi .bashrc

The bcvi utility sends a message back to your workstation which causes a

command like this to be run:

    gvim scp://server.example.com/.bashrc

Because the editor process is running on your workstation:

 * all your local .vimrc macros, settings, etc are available

 * the GUI is snappy and responsive (unlike an X-forwarded app)

 * when you save the file, it is transparently uploaded via scp

 * your remote shell window is available to run other commands

More Info

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For a more detailed description of `bcvi` (with pretty pictures), go to:

[http://sshmenu.sourceforge.net/articles/bcvi/](http://sshmenu.sourceforge.net/articles/bcvi/).

Copyright and Licence

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Copyright (C) 2007-2012 Grant McLean

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it

under the same terms as Perl itself.