[bigdoggy]

Can this be done...Can I open nedit from a local machine while connected to a remote machine via ssh?
eg once I'm logged into my school filestore, and enter 'nedit' to start the text editor and then 'save as' to save onto my school filestore? Or can I only access and modify pre existing files from the filestore?

I've looked into ssh, but I can't figure out how to copy a file from a local machine to a remote one....?

[dxqcanada]

By SSH'ing to the host system you will be dumped to the console.

nedit is an X Windows editor.
If you attempt to launch it the system will require X Windows to be started.

The problem is that X Windows does not know anything about your SSH session ... so it fails to create an X Windows display session.

You can utilize console editors such as vi or emacs ... that does not require X Windows ... to edit your file (if that is all you want to do).

There are documents on the Web that you can read about X11 forwarding.

[khafa]

Originally Posted by bigdoggy

I've looked into ssh, but I can't figure out how to copy a file from a local machine to a remote one....?

hi,

for this you can use SCP(Secure Copy).
if your client is running Linux you can use the scp command. have a look at its man page

man scp

and if your client is running Windows you can use WinSCP