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sshfs

SSHFS allows you to mount a remote filesystem using SFTP. Most SSH servers support and enable this SFTP access by default, so SSHFS is very simple to use - there's nothing to do on the server-side.

List of commands for sshfs:

  • ssh:tldr:2d2be ssh: Mount remote directory.
    $ sshfs ${username}@${remote_host}:${remote_directory} ${mountpoint}
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  • ssh:tldr:3e15f ssh: Use compression.
    $ sshfs ${username}@${remote_host}:${remote_directory} -C
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  • ssh:tldr:af8c7 ssh: Follow symbolic links.
    $ sshfs -o follow_symlinks ${username}@${remote_host}:${remote_directory} ${mountpoint}
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  • ssh:tldr:eada6 ssh: Mount remote directory from server with specific port.
    $ sshfs ${username}@${remote_host}:${remote_directory} -p ${2222}
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