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diff --git a/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt b/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt index 3f202da1b..3d48b7728 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt @@ -177,16 +177,16 @@ by setting a variable (ex. scp uses the variable g:netrw_scp_cmd, which is defaulted to "scp -q"). Ftp, an old protocol, seems to be blessed by numerous implementations. -Unfortunately, some implementations are noisy (ie., add junk to the end +Unfortunately, some implementations are noisy (i.e., add junk to the end of the file). Thus, concerned users may decide to write a NetReadFixup() function that will clean up after reading with their ftp. Some Unix systems -(ie., FreeBSD) provide a utility called "fetch" which uses the ftp protocol +(i.e., FreeBSD) provide a utility called "fetch" which uses the ftp protocol but is not noisy and more convenient, actually, for <netrw.vim> to use. Consequently, if "fetch" is executable, it will be used to do reads for ftp://... (and http://...) . See |netrw-var| for more about this. For rcp, scp, sftp, and http, one may use network-oriented file transfers -transparently; ie. +transparently; i.e. > vim rcp://[user@]machine/path vim scp://[user@]machine/path @@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ that file. Your ftp must be able to use the <.netrc> file on its own, however. vim ftp://[user@]machine[[:#]portnumber]/path < However, ftp will often need to query the user for the userid and password. -The latter will be done "silently"; ie. asterisks will show up instead of +The latter will be done "silently"; i.e. asterisks will show up instead of the actually-typed-in password. Netrw will retain the userid and password for subsequent read/writes from the most recent transfer so subsequent transfers (read/write) to or from that machine will take place without @@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ NETRW BROWSER VARIABLES *netrw-browse-var* g:netrw_timefmt specify format string to strftime() (%c) g:netrw_winsize specify initial size of new o/v windows -INTRODUCTION TO DIRECTORY BROWSING +INTRODUCTION TO DIRECTORY BROWSING *file-explorer* Netrw supports the browsing of directories on the local system and on remote hosts, including generating listing directories, entering directories, editing |