vim ftp auto upload

Question

I am learning VIM. I have a local project, and I want to keep it synchronized on FTP server. So I need:

• turning automated sync on, when i edit files localy
• turning it off
• forcing to uploading one file (useful when automatic sync off)
• forcing to download one file
• way to compare local and FTP version of a file

I use those features all the time with PHPStorm IDE, and now I wonder is it possible at all in VIM. I was thinking... maybe to use external rsync app or svn, and sync svn with ftp. Is that more like the way to go?

Answer 1

You can install this plugin which allow you to open a remote file with

:e ftp:www.foobax.com/myfile.txt

and save it locally

:w myfile.txt

(use w! to overwrite it)

You could diff it using the diffsplit command. Example (on the window containing the remote file)

:diffsplit myfile.txt 

Obviously, if you can use a VCS, that's even better.