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@node{Remote Files}: Mention Tramp.

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extract or manipulate the subfiles in the archive.

@node Remote Files
@section Remote Files

@cindex FTP
@cindex remote file access
  You can refer to files on other machines using a special file name syntax:

@example

When you do this, Emacs uses the FTP program to read and write files on
the specified host.  It logs in through FTP using your user name or the
name @var{user}.  It may ask you for a password from time to time; this
is used for logging in on @var{host}.  The form using @var{port} allows
you to access servers running on a non-default TCP port.

@cindex backups for remote files
@vindex ange-ftp-make-backup-files
  If you want to disable backups for remote files, set the variable
@code{ange-ftp-make-backup-files} to @code{nil}.

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extract or manipulate the subfiles in the archive.

@node Remote Files
@section Remote Files

@cindex Tramp
  In the following, file access via FTP will be discussed.  In
addition to that facility, it is also possible to access remote files
through a shell connection.  @xref{Top, The Tramp Manual,, tramp, The
Tramp Manual}.

@cindex FTP
@cindex remote file access
  You can refer to files on other machines using a special file name syntax:

@example

When you do this, Emacs uses the FTP program to read and write files on
the specified host.  It logs in through FTP using your user name or the
name @var{user}.  It may ask you for a password from time to time; this
is used for logging in on @var{host}.  The form using @var{port} allows
you to access servers running on a non-default TCP port.

For using Tramp, the file name syntax looks like this:

@example
@group
/[@var{host}]@var{filename}
/[@var{user}@@@var{host}]@var{filename}
/[@var{method}/@var{user}@@@var{host}]@var{filename}
@end group
@end example

@noindent
Note that the square brackets are part of the file names.

@cindex backups for remote files
@vindex ange-ftp-make-backup-files
  If you want to disable backups for remote files, set the variable
@code{ange-ftp-make-backup-files} to @code{nil}.