sshfs Command Examples

Filesystem client based on SSH. More information: https://github.com/libfuse/sshfs.

• Mount remote directory:

sshfs {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} {{mountpoint}}

• Unmount remote directory:

umount {{mountpoint}}

• Mount remote directory from server with specific port:

sshfs {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} -p {{2222}}

• Use compression:

sshfs {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} -C

• Follow symbolic links:

sshfs -o follow_symlinks {{username}}@{{remote_host}}:{{remote_directory}} {{mountpoint}}