Easy FTP management with Nautilus and more
I work with multiple websites on multiple servers and have tried many pieces of FTP software over the years. I tend to lean on gFTP for FTP but have recently been having connectivity issues with it. I decided to seek out a better solution and stumbled on something that now makes perfect sense.
Using Nautilus as an FTP client not only makes things easier for me navigation wise but it allows me to open files directly in gedit, edit them and upload them all within my editor. No more downloading, saving, editing, going back to my FTP client and then uploading it.
Using nautilus as a browser, referred to “File Browser” in the gnome menu allows me to traverse multiple servers as if they are local, open, edit, and upload files, all with relative simplicity. So let’s get started.
To open nautilus in browser mode you can use the following command
nautilus –browser
Once you have opened up the File Browser go to File and select Connect to Server or use Alt+F M. At this point you will need to select the server type, FTP, anonymous FTP etc. Fill out the information and submit.
Once this has been saved there should be a folder with the name you gave the connection in your bookmarks folder on the left side of the file browser. You can now simple copy and paste, drag and drop, etc files, folders and more. You can also traverse the directories on the remote connection and open the files with local programs. You will need to grant access to the keyring in order for local programs to download and upload to the server. Using this method gedit can save existing and new files directly to the server which over time will be a great time and frustration saver.
This tip isn’t very technical and it’s something I’m surprised I never really noticed before. I must admit however that I’m quite fond of this method and have been using it to work on multiple server
If you have more similar tips or tricks I hope that you will leave a comment. I haven’t tried this with more than gedit but I’m sure it will work with other Nautilus friendly applications.
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