Using sshfs to mount remote directories and Meld to compare folders

When working with remote high performance computing systems workflow typically includes managing files and folders that are mimicked on a local workstation and remote file system. This short demontration video illustrates the use of sshfs to mount remote file systems (a /home directory on graham.computecanada.ca) so that local tools (e.g. folder browser, gedit, etc) can be used to explore the files and folders. It then shows an example of using Meld locally to intuitively compare the local directory and the mounted remote directory.
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This video was recorded by James Desjardins (SHARCNET) on January, 8th 2018 as a part of a series of "quick tips and features" recordings relevant to researchers using the HPC resources at SHARCNET.

SHARCNET is a consortium of 18 Canadian academic institutions who share a network of high performance computers (http://www.sharcnet.ca). SHARCNET is a part of Compute Ontario (http://computeontario.ca/) and Compute Canada (https://computecanada.ca).

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