Netrw Writing, Sourcing, Directory Listing, User ID/Password, and Variables

command: :Nread ? give help :Nread "machine:path" uses rcp :Nread "machine path" uses ftp w/ <.netrc> :Nread "machine id password path" uses ftp :Nread "dav://machine[:port]/path" uses cadaver :Nread "fetch://[user@]machine/path" uses fetch :Nread "ftp://[user@]machine[[:#]port]/path" uses ftp w/ <.netrc> :Nread "http://[user@]machine/path" uses http uses wget :Nread "rcp://[user@]machine/path" uses rcp :Nread "rsync://[user@]machine[:port]/path" uses rsync :Nread "scp://[user@]machine[[:#]port]/path" uses scp :Nread "sftp://[user@]machine/path" uses sftp WRITING *netrw-write* *netrw-nwrite* {{{2 One may just use the URL notation with a normal file writing command, such as > :w ftp://[user@]machine/path < Netrw also provides the Nwrite command: :Nwrite ? give help :Nwrite "machine:path" uses rcp :Nwrite "machine path" uses ftp w/ <.netrc> :Nwrite "machine id password path" uses ftp :Nwrite "dav://machine[:port]/path" uses cadaver :Nwrite "ftp://[user@]machine[[:#]port]/path" uses ftp w/ <.netrc> :Nwrite "rcp://[user@]machine/path" uses rcp :Nwrite "rsync://[user@]machine[:port]/path" uses rsync :Nwrite "scp://[user@]machine[[:#]port]/path" uses scp :Nwrite "sftp://[user@]machine/path" uses sftp http: not supported! SOURCING *netrw-source* {{{2 One may just use the URL notation with the normal file sourcing command, such as > :so ftp://[user@]machine/path < Netrw also provides the Nsource command: :Nsource ? give help :Nsource "dav://machine[:port]/path" uses cadaver :Nsource "fetch://[user@]machine/path" uses fetch :Nsource "ftp://[user@]machine[[:#]port]/path" uses ftp w/ <.netrc> :Nsource "http://[user@]machine/path" uses http uses wget :Nsource "rcp://[user@]machine/path" uses rcp :Nsource "rsync://[user@]machine[:port]/path" uses rsync :Nsource "scp://[user@]machine[[:#]port]/path" uses scp :Nsource "sftp://[user@]machine/path" uses sftp DIRECTORY LISTING *netrw-trailingslash* *netrw-dirlist* {{{2 One may browse a directory to get a listing by simply attempting to edit the directory: > :e scp://[user]@hostname/path/ :e ftp://[user]@hostname/path/ < For remote directory listings (ie. those using scp or ftp), that trailing "/" is necessary (the slash tells netrw to treat the argument as a directory to browse instead of as a file to download). The Nread command may also be used to accomplish this (again, that trailing slash is necessary): > :Nread [protocol]://[user]@hostname/path/ < *netrw-login* *netrw-password* CHANGING USERID AND PASSWORD *netrw-chgup* *netrw-userpass* {{{2 Attempts to use ftp will prompt you for a user-id and a password. These will be saved in global variables |g:netrw_uid| and |s:netrw_passwd|; subsequent use of ftp will re-use those two strings, thereby simplifying use of ftp. However, if you need to use a different user id and/or password, you'll want to call |NetUserPass()| first. To work around the need to enter passwords, check if your ftp supports a <.netrc> file in your home directory. Also see |netrw-passwd| (and if you're using ssh/scp hoping to figure out how to not need to use passwords for scp, look at |netrw-ssh-hack|). :NetUserPass [uid [password]] -- prompts as needed :call NetUserPass() -- prompts for uid and password :call NetUserPass("uid") -- prompts for password :call NetUserPass("uid","password") -- sets global uid and password (Related topics: |ftp| |netrw-userpass| |netrw-start|) NETRW VARIABLES AND SETTINGS *netrw-variables* {{{2 (Also see: |netrw-browser-var| : netrw browser option variables |netrw-protocol| : file transfer protocol option variables |netrw-settings| : additional file transfer options |netrw-browser-options| : these options affect browsing directories ) Netrw provides a lot of variables which allow you to customize netrw to your preferences. One way to look at them is via

This section explains how to write files using Netrw with the :Nwrite command, providing examples for various protocols. It also covers sourcing files using the :Nsource command. The document further details how to browse directories and the importance of trailing slashes for remote directory listings. It discusses managing user IDs and passwords for FTP, including the use of .netrc files and the NetUserPass() function. Finally, it introduces Netrw variables that can be customized to user preferences.