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as long as you have an account in the remote machine. | as long as you have an account in the remote machine. | ||
==Install== | ===Install=== | ||
===on Debian/Ubuntu=== | ====on Debian/Ubuntu==== | ||
sudo apt update | sudo apt update | ||
sudo apt install sshfs | sudo apt install sshfs | ||
===on mac=== | ====on mac==== | ||
Use homebrew: | Use homebrew: | ||
brew cask install osxfuse | brew cask install osxfuse | ||
brew install sshfs | brew install sshfs | ||
==Mounting the Remote File System with sshfs== | If homebrew is not installed, run the installation command: | ||
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" | |||
===Mounting the Remote File System with sshfs=== | |||
sshfs command essential parameters: | sshfs command essential parameters: | ||
sshfs user@host:remote_directory local_mount_directory | sshfs user@host:remote_directory local_mount_directory | ||
===How to mount:=== | ====How to mount:==== | ||
Create a directory in your local machine, to be use as a mount point | Create a directory in your local machine, to be use as a mount point | ||
mkdir ~/remote | mkdir ~/remote | ||
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That's it | That's it | ||
===How to unmount=== | ====How to unmount==== | ||
To unmount the remote dir from the local directory we use the <code>umount</code> NOT '''unmount''', BUT '''umount''' | To unmount the remote dir from the local directory we use the <code>umount</code> NOT '''unmount''', BUT '''umount''' | ||
Latest revision as of 13:09, 3 September 2024
SSHFS (SSH Filesystem) is a filesystem client for mounting remote directories on your machine, using an SSH connection.
By using it you can access, read, edit files from a remote machine on your local machine, as long as you have an account in the remote machine.
Install
on Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update sudo apt install sshfs
on mac
Use homebrew:
brew cask install osxfuse brew install sshfs
If homebrew is not installed, run the installation command:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Mounting the Remote File System with sshfs
sshfs command essential parameters:
sshfs user@host:remote_directory local_mount_directory
How to mount:
Create a directory in your local machine, to be use as a mount point
mkdir ~/remote
Mount host remote directory onto the ~/remote directory
ssh user@host:/full/path/to/remote/dir ~/remote
That's it
How to unmount
To unmount the remote dir from the local directory we use the umount NOT unmount, BUT umount
umount ~/remote