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Nautilus (Ubuntu's file explorer) allows to mount SFTP folders. Supposedly it uses `gvfs` under the hood. Note that SFTP uses an SSH connection for its file tr

Nautilus (Ubuntu's file explorer) allows to mount SFTP folders. Supposedly it uses `gvfs` under the hood. Note that SFTP uses an SSH connection for its file transfers, so I have not seen an UI difference from SSHFS

rsync 3y ago
It allows you to browse sftp endpoints in the nautilus GUI but does it simultaneously create a mount point in the file system that you could use in the terminal? I don’t remember…
- ktpsns 3y ago
  gvfs has a bridge to fuse, cf. https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/gvfsd-fuse.1.html https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man1/gvfsd-fuse.... -- that means: Yes, you can use gvfs mounts natively in all other non-GNOME/GTK-applications running on your computer.
- pantalaimon 3y ago
  > does it simultaneously create a mount point in the file system that you could use in the terminal? Yes it does. You can find it in /run/user/$(id -u)/gvfs/
- chriswarbo 3y ago
  You can use the `gio mount` command to mount a given remote. It will appear as a folder in `/run/user/$UID/gvfs`. As an example, my phone has some systemd services which run `gio mount` for an SMB share and an SFTP share, when I'm connected to my home WiFi. I've got symlinks in my home folder to their associated gvfs directories, which become dangling when I'm not at home.