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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
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type="topic" style="task"
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id="gedit-open-on-server">
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<info>
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<link type="guide" xref="index#gedit-advanced" />
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<desc>Access files that are stored on a different computer.</desc>
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</info>
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<title>Open a file that is located on a server</title>
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<p>Prior to opening a file on a server from within <app>gedit</app>, you need
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to know some technical information about the server. For example, you will
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need to know the IP Address or URL of the server, and may need to know what
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kind of server it is (e.g., HTTP, FTP, etc.).</p>
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<p>Also, some types of servers impose restrictions on what you can do with
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files stored on the server. For example, you may be able to open a file from
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a server, but may need to save any changes to the file locally, on your own
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computer.</p>
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<p>With these caveats in mind, perform the following steps to open a file
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from a server using <app>gedit</app>:</p>
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<steps>
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<item><p>In the header bar, click on <gui>Open</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Click <gui>Other Locations</gui>.</p></item>
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<item><p>Enter the IP Address or URL of the appropriate
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server.</p></item>
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<item><p>Find and select the file that you wish to open.</p></item>
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<item><p>Use the Character Encoding drop-down list to select the
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appropriate character coding.</p></item>
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<item><p>Click <gui>Open</gui>.</p></item>
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</steps>
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<p>Valid types of URI include http:, ftp:, file:, and all of the methods
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supported by <app>GVfs</app>.</p>
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<note>
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<p>Files from some types of URI are opened as read-only, and any changes
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you make must be saved to a different location. For example, HTTP only
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allows files to be read. Files opened from FTP are read-only because not
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all FTP servers may correctly work with saving remote files.</p>
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</note>
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</page>
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