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I use ssh to remotely login to a machine where I subsequently work primarily from Vim. Sometimes I want to run some shell command on my original machine without leaving Vim. What is a non-disruptive way to do this that can make decisions based on something in the remote server?

For example, I might highlight a URL from Vim on the remote terminal, and then want to launch a browser on my local machine that navigates to this website. It shouldn't matter, but I am using cygwin from a Windows 7 PC.

I have never used tmux, but I was thinking maybe it would help facilitate this?

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  • Take a look at man screen
    – Eugen Rieck
    Mar 4, 2015 at 1:23
  • @EugenRieck tmux is an alternative to screen. I think if I start using screen or tmux, I would prefer tmux if it can do what I need. Most people seem to prefer tmux. Can you confirm screen can actually be used for this? I don't have it installed yet, I just recently installed tmux though.
    – still_dreaming_1
    Mar 4, 2015 at 1:29
  • Screen can do this and much more. Start screen, then Ctl-A C to create a second window, from which you start your ssh. With Ctrl-A N you can now toggle between the local and the remote window in the same terminal
    – Eugen Rieck
    Mar 4, 2015 at 1:38
  • @EugenRieck Ok, but could you send a command back to the local window based on text displayed in the remote window, such as a URL?
    – still_dreaming_1
    Mar 4, 2015 at 1:40
  • I typically use primary clipboard for that
    – Eugen Rieck
    Mar 4, 2015 at 1:51

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You could use the remote vim to make a ssh back to the local machine. You can setup the public key (this guide is specific for windows/cygwin) so you wouldn't be prompt to enter the password.

Clearly it won't run on the original terminal, but for your example case it doesn't seems to be a problem.

As you are running in windows you would probably need to install a ssh daemon; this link provides some options.

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