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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.


= Installing =
===Install===
====on Debian/Ubuntu====
sudo apt update
sudo apt install sshfs


== On Debian/Ubuntu ==
====on mac====
Use homebrew:


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brew cask install osxfuse
sudo apt update
brew install sshfs
sudo apt install sshfs
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== On Mac==
If homebrew is not installed, run the installation command:


Use <code>homebrew</code>. If <code>homebrew</code> is not installed run the installation command:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"


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===Mounting the Remote File System with sshfs===
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
sshfs command essential parameters:  
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sshfs user@host:remote_directory local_mount_directory 


Once brew is installed, run:
====How to mount:====
 
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brew cask install osxfuse
brew install sshfs
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= Mounting the Remote File System with SSHFS =
 
SSHFS command essential parameters:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
sshfs user@host:remote_directory local_mount_directory 
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== 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
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mkdir ~/remote
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Mount host remote directory onto the ~/remote directory
Mount host remote directory onto the ~/remote directory
ssh user@host:/full/path/to/remote/dir ~/remote


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That's it
ssh user@host:/full/path/to/remote/dir ~/remote
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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'''


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umount ~/remote
umount ~/remote
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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