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