be more specific about what purpose it defeats

[Imported from Trac: page SftpFrontend, version 79]
zooko 2012-03-11 22:25:27 +00:00
parent f239da37f2
commit 9799e5c6e3

@ -132,4 +132,4 @@ User peter
Port 8022
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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.