Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 8.0

Chapter 5. File Systems and Disk Management

sshfs-2.8

Introduction to Sshfs

The Sshfs package contains a filesystem client based on the SSH File Transfer Protocol. This is useful for mounting a remote computer that you have ssh access to as a local filesystem. This allows you to drag and drop files or run shell commands on the remote files as if they were on your local computer.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-8.0 platform.

Package Information

Sshfs Dependencies

Required

Fuse-2.9.7, GLib-2.50.3, and OpenSSH-7.4p1.

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/sshfs

Installation of Sshfs

Install Sshfs by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Using Sshfs

To mount an ssh server you need to be able to log into the server. For example, to mount your home folder on the computer called THINGY on the folder ~/MOUNTPATH (the directory must exist and you must have permissions to write to it): 

sshfs THINGY:~ ~/MOUNTPATH

When you've finished work and want to unmount it again: 

fusermount -u ~/MOUNTPATH

Contents

Installed Program: sshfs
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

sshfs

mounts an ssh server as a local file system.

Last updated on 2016-08-27 23:14:16 +0200