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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== | ||
===on Debian/Ubuntu=== | |||
sudo apt update | |||
sudo apt install sshfs | |||
== | ===on mac=== | ||
Use homebrew: | |||
If homebrew is not installed run the installation command: | |||
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" | |||
== | |||
Use | |||
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)" | |||
Once brew is installed, run: | Once brew is installed, run: | ||
brew cask install osxfuse | |||
brew install sshfs | |||
==Mounting the Remote File System with sshfs== | |||
sshfs command essential parameters: | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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''' | ||
umount ~/remote | |||
umount ~/remote | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:06, 16 June 2023
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: If homebrew is not installed run the installation command:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Once brew is installed, run:
brew cask install osxfuse brew install sshfs
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