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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: | ||
If homebrew is not installed run the installation command: | If homebrew is not installed run the installation command: | ||
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=Mounting the Remote File System with sshfs= | ==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''' | ||
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