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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Pasting text in VI editor from a different editor Post 302234592 by Annihilannic on Wednesday 10th of September 2008 01:52:11 AM
Old 09-10-2008
Okay, so I take it you are not in Windows... are you using VNC or something to connect to a remote server? Or are you directly in front of a PC running Linux with KDE or Gnome or something? And if that is the case, how are you running vi, in an xterm window? Or konsole? Maybe a screenshot would tell a thousand words... :-)
 

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RXTERM(1)						    BSD General Commands Manual 						 RXTERM(1)

NAME
rxterm -- start a secure remote xterm SYNOPSIS
rxterm [-l username] [-k] [-r rsh_args] [-x xterm_args] [-K kx_args] [-w term_emulator] [-b rsh_program] host [port] DESCRIPTION
The rxterm program starts an xterm window on host host. From this window you will also be able to run X clients that will be able to connect securely to your X server. If port is given, that port will be used instead of the default. The supported options are: -l Log in on the remote host as user username. -k Disable keep-alives. -r Send rsh_args as arguments to rsh. -x Send xterm_args as arguments to xterm. -X Send kx_args as arguments to kx. -w Use term_emulator instead of xterm. -b Use rsh_program instead of rsh. -v Be verbose. EXAMPLE
To login from host foo (where your display is) to host bar, you might do the following. 1. On foo: rxterm bar 2. You will get a new window running an xterm on host bar. In this window you will be able to start X clients. SEE ALSO
kx(1), rsh(1), rxtelnet(1), tenletxr(1), kxd(8) KTH_KRB April 11, 2003 KTH_KRB
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