How to copy entire contents of UNIX file from putty vi editor and then paste it to Notepad++?

Gautam4k · 12-18-2018, 05:08 AM

Hi,

How to copy entire contents of file from putty vi editor and then paste it to Notepad++? The file is in UNIX server.
For e.g if there is a xml file with 10KB i get only portion of it in the putty vi editor screen because of which by using mouse i am unable to copy the whole file. Is there a way to copy the whole contents of the file and then paste it to notepad++?

Thanks and Regards
Gautam

pan64 · 12-18-2018, 05:12 AM

I think you can copy the file with putty. from the other hand you can use vim instead of vi and you can use ggVG to select all.

berndbausch · 12-18-2018, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gautam4k

Hi,

How to copy entire contents of file from putty vi editor and then paste it to Notepad++? The file is in UNIX server.
For e.g if there is a xml file with 10KB i get only portion of it in the putty vi editor screen because of which by using mouse i am unable to copy the whole file. Is there a way to copy the whole contents of the file and then paste it to notepad++?

Thanks and Regards
Gautam

Instead of vi, use cat to dump out the entire file. Then copy the lines in Putty and paste them to your Windows program.

If the file is too long, you need to right-click the upper frame of Putty, select Change Settings in the menu that appears, then select Window. You will find a field labeled with Lines of scrollback. Increase the number.

Gautam4k · 12-18-2018, 06:43 AM

Thanks berndbausch ! This works.

scasey · 12-18-2018, 02:50 PM

Another way:
Use WinSCP to open the file in Notepad++ to begin with.

BW-userx · 12-18-2018, 03:10 PM

if you can open a file in vi then why not just copy the file itself, or open it , if it is going over a wire, then save it in to the local directory as a flat file, which it should be. Then open in a different text editor?

berndbausch · 12-18-2018, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BW-userx

if you can open a file in vi then why not just copy the file itself, or open it , if it is going over a wire, then save it in to the local directory as a flat file, which it should be. Then open in a different text editor?

A very valid point.

I don’t know Gautam4k’s situation, but I often work in a specific environment that gives me remote desktop access, but no other type of connections, i.e. no SSH. I have even copied binaries by ASCII-encoding them and transferring them in the described way.