A work around for Linux users

[theNerd]

I understand that Netbeans is available for Linux - and that it works swell for the robot programming. However, after learning that one can simply FTP files to the cRIO - which is what Netbeans does if I remember correctly - would it be possible to do the whole 9 yards through terminal? What I mean is:

1. writing the source code through VIM or another text editor

2. compiling the code (I'm not sure how far this can go due to my lack in knowledge with the WPILIB API releases and what Netbeans does exactly when it compiles the source code and creates the images)

3. FTP'ing the code to the cRIO.

If anyone could help explain the dirty details of what goes on in 2 and 3 I would be much obliged. Thanks awesome robotics community!