Name

       kitten-remote-file - kitten Documentation

Overview

       kitty has the ability to easily Edit, Open or Download files from a computer into which you are SSHed. In
       your SSH session run:

          ls --hyperlink=auto

       Then hold down Ctrl+Shift and click the name of the file.
         Remote file actions (images not supported)

       kitty  will  ask  you  what  you want to do with the remote file. You can choose to Edit it in which case
       kitty will download it and open it locally in your EDITOR. As you make changes  to  the  file,  they  are
       automatically  transferred  to the remote computer. Note that this happens without needing to install any
       special software on the server, beyond ls that supports hyperlinks.

       SEE ALSO:
          See the edit-in-kitty command

       SEE ALSO:
          See the Transfer files kitten

       New in version 0.19.0.

       NOTE:
          For best results, use this kitten with the  ssh  kitten.   Otherwise,  nested  SSH  sessions  are  not
          supported.  The  kitten will always try to copy remote files from the first SSH host. This is because,
          without the ssh kitten, there is no way for kitty to detect and follow a nested SSH session  robustly.
          Use the Transfer files kitten for such situations.

       NOTE:
          If you have not setup automatic password-less SSH access, and are not using the ssh kitten, then, when
          editing  starts you will be asked to enter your password just once, thereafter the SSH connection will
          be re-used.

       Similarly, you can choose to save the file to the local computer or download and open it in  its  default
       file handler.

Author

       Kovid Goyal

Copyright

       2025, Kovid Goyal

0.32.2                                            Jun 25, 2025                             kitten-remote-file(1)