How to use GVIM to edit a remote file?

Question

I use GVIM on Ubuntu 9.10. I\'m looking for the right way to configure GVIM to be able to edit remote files (HTML, PHP, CSS) by for exemple ftp.

• When i use :e scp:

Answer 1

In order for netrw to work seamlessly, I believe you need to not be in compatibility mode.

Try

:set nocompatible

then

:edit scp://host/path/to/file