Changes between Version 78 and Version 79 of SftpFrontend

Timestamp:

2012-03-11T22:25:27Z (13 years ago)

Author:

zooko

Comment:

be more specific about what purpose it defeats

SftpFrontend

@@ -132 +132 @@
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-Now to open a file: {{{vim sftp://peter@tahoe/secrets.txt}}}, where {{{secrets.txt}}} is a file at the root of the dircap associated with the SFTP user {{{peter}}} in {{{accounts.file}}}. You'll get a password prompt whenever you open or save. Unfortunately netrw.vim stores the remote file in a temporary file on local non-volatile memory, which may defeat the purpose of remote editing.
+Now to open a file: {{{vim sftp://peter@tahoe/secrets.txt}}}, where {{{secrets.txt}}} is a file at the root of the dircap associated with the SFTP user {{{peter}}} in {{{accounts.file}}}. You'll get a password prompt whenever you open or save. Warning: netrw.vim stores the remote file in a temporary file on local non-volatile memory, so this technique does not prevent the plaintext contents of your file from being stored on your disk.