Beyond the Basics - BeagleBone - page 305

Solution
leafpad is a simple graphics-based editor that's already installed on your Bone. You can
use it if your host computer supports X-Windows (Mac and Linux). Just run the following
commands to open a new file to begin editing in leafpad ( Figure 5-9 ):
host$ ssh -X root@192.168.7.2
bone# leafpad file.txt
Notice the -X on the ssh command. This instructs SSH to pass the graphics from the Bone
to the host computer.