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I've got my files (mostly text/code, nothing of heavy like videos etc.) in a directory on a remote server which I can only access by means of SSH. Can I mount it on my laptop to use it seamlessly from all the applications (incl command-line ones)?

Ivan
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Yes indeed, you can! It's called sshfs. Here's a little tutorial.

The basic idea is:

  1. Install sshfs

    sudo apt install sshfs

  2. Mount the remote directory

    sshfs user@host:/path/to/remote /path/to/local/mount/point

You now have the remote directory /path/to/remote available at /path/to/local/mount/point.

terdon
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Nick Pascucci
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    sshfs is great. In fact, it's the only remote-file-access method Ubuntu offers that I find works reliably. – koanhead Nov 09 '10 at 15:35