Mounting a Folder Via SSH on Linux

So you have SSH (Secure Shell) access but can not work directly with them but through a an SSH client which is not probably the most productive way to do it.

Well, you came to the right place if you are a Linux desktop user. Here's how.


1. Install sshfs. A utility that wraps all of SSH capabilities and transform to a virtual filesystem.

For Fedora, Centos RHEL,
yum install sshfs
For Ubuntu / Debian,
apt-get sshfs

2. Mount your folder

mkdir /your/local/mount/path
sshfs -p <port> <user>@:/your/remote/path /your/local/mount/path

As simple as that. Enjoy!

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