From 63e889dfeb2e7155596e58874c67d6db9ee3ab1e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?Kai=20Gro=C3=9Fjohann?= Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 09:55:53 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] @node{Remote Files}: Mention Tramp. --- man/files.texi | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/files.texi b/man/files.texi index 49333c9b36f..d15ec0ec034 100644 --- a/man/files.texi +++ b/man/files.texi @@ -2959,6 +2959,12 @@ extract or manipulate the subfiles in the archive. @node Remote Files @section Remote Files +@cindex Tramp + In the following, file access via FTP will be discussed. In +addition to that facility, it is also possible to access remote files +through a shell connection. @xref{Top, The Tramp Manual,, tramp, The +Tramp Manual}. + @cindex FTP @cindex remote file access You can refer to files on other machines using a special file name syntax: @@ -2978,6 +2984,19 @@ name @var{user}. It may ask you for a password from time to time; this is used for logging in on @var{host}. The form using @var{port} allows you to access servers running on a non-default TCP port. +For using Tramp, the file name syntax looks like this: + +@example +@group +/[@var{host}]@var{filename} +/[@var{user}@@@var{host}]@var{filename} +/[@var{method}/@var{user}@@@var{host}]@var{filename} +@end group +@end example + +@noindent +Note that the square brackets are part of the file names. + @cindex backups for remote files @vindex ange-ftp-make-backup-files If you want to disable backups for remote files, set the variable -- 2.39.2