Used for mounting a folder over SSH (Secure Shell File System). So I can map drives from a remote linux server.
From http://www.linuxinsight.com/sshfs_secure_and_transparent_access_to_remote_filesystems.html
# apt-get install sshfs or # yum install fuse-sshfs
Finally, as sshfs is designed to be used by regular users (not under superuser privileges) you should \ add yourself (and possibly others) to the fuse system group. Something like this should do:
# usermod -a -G fuse
You must logout and login again after that command, so that additional group becomes active for your userid.
Create your local folder to mount the server folder to with your normal user permissions
# mkdir /mnt/hserver_seagate750 # chown ubuntu /mnt/hserver_seagate750 # chgrp ubuntu /mnt/hserver_seagate750
sshfs remote_machine:some/dir local/dir so example of sshfs -p 1000 removeuser@google.com:/mnt/seagate750 /mnt/hserver_seagate750
If everything is OK, that command will make some/dir on remote_machine available locally in the local/dir hierarchy. You can now perform operations on such mounted files just like you would if you were logged in on the remote_machine.
fusermount -u local/dir