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| + | This will let you mount a directory on your Mac so you can transparently browse, edit, and save files on a server. Basically, it makes the files on the server a part of your filesystem while you are connected. Opening and saving things will be slower than native files, but not too horrible if you have a decent internet connection speed. You also probably wouldn't want to run any scripts from these directories natively, either, as they are unlikely to work properly. | ||
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First, [http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/ install MacFUSE]. Then [http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/wiki/MACFUSE_FS_SSHFS download the applicable SSHFS part] and put it into a directory in your path: | First, [http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/ install MacFUSE]. Then [http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/wiki/MACFUSE_FS_SSHFS download the applicable SSHFS part] and put it into a directory in your path: | ||
gunzip sshfs-static-leopard.gz | gunzip sshfs-static-leopard.gz | ||
sudo mv sshfs-static-leopard /usr/local/bin/sshfs | sudo mv sshfs-static-leopard /usr/local/bin/sshfs | ||
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| + | == Mounting == | ||
Make a directory that you want to be a mount point: | Make a directory that you want to be a mount point: | ||
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sshfs dw@myserver.org: ~/dw -oauto_cache,reconnect,volname=DW | sshfs dw@myserver.org: ~/dw -oauto_cache,reconnect,volname=DW | ||
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| + | You can also specify a specific path to mount: | ||
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| + | sshfs dw@myserver.org:cvs/dw-free/ ~/dw -oauto_cache,reconnect,volname=DW | ||
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| + | == Disconnecting == | ||
To disconnect, you can use the command: | To disconnect, you can use the command: | ||
Latest revision as of 17:04, 12 March 2009
This will let you mount a directory on your Mac so you can transparently browse, edit, and save files on a server. Basically, it makes the files on the server a part of your filesystem while you are connected. Opening and saving things will be slower than native files, but not too horrible if you have a decent internet connection speed. You also probably wouldn't want to run any scripts from these directories natively, either, as they are unlikely to work properly.
Installation
First, install MacFUSE. Then download the applicable SSHFS part and put it into a directory in your path:
gunzip sshfs-static-leopard.gz sudo mv sshfs-static-leopard /usr/local/bin/sshfs
Mounting
Make a directory that you want to be a mount point:
mkdir ~/dw
Now you can use a command like this to connect:
sshfs dw@myserver.org: ~/dw -oauto_cache,reconnect,volname=DW
You can also specify a specific path to mount:
sshfs dw@myserver.org:cvs/dw-free/ ~/dw -oauto_cache,reconnect,volname=DW
Disconnecting
To disconnect, you can use the command:
umount ~/dw
Or go find the mount point and disconnect using Finder.
