Actually, possibly not. https://youtu.be/I9ZtvpBoXzI
#include <stdlib.h>
int main(void) {
system("-x");
return 0;
}
... vi
Invokes gvim on your workstation,
passing it an scp://... URL of
the file(s) you wish to edit
So it's just a more convenient way to launch local vim, doing something you could do manually.