FileSSH

A TUI-based file explorer for SSH servers, which allows you to browse and manage files on a remote server, edit them in-place, and recursively download directories with parallel directory traversal. It also has the ability to quickly spawn SSH sessions to paths on the remote server.

Dual-licensed under MIT or the UNLICENSE.

Installation

Cargo

cargo install --locked filessh

Build from source

1. Ensure you have Rust and Cargo installed. You can find installation instructions at rust-lang.org.
2. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/filessh.git
   cd filessh

3. Build the project:

   cargo build --release

   The executable will be located at target/release/filessh.

Todo

• Add support for rsync and scp
• Iron out bugs

Usage

filessh [OPTIONS] <HOST> <PATH>

Features

1. Modify, delete and browse files on a remote server
2. Recursively download directories with parallel directory traversal
3. Quickly open SSH sessions to directories.

Arguments

• <HOST>: The hostname or IP address of the SSH server.
• <PATH>: The starting path to explore on the remote server.

Options

• --port <PORT>: The port number for the SSH connection (default: 22).
• --username <USERNAME>: The username for the SSH connection (default: "root").
• -k, --private-key <PRIVATE_KEY>: The path to your SSH private key.
• -o, --openssh-certificate <OPENSSH_CERTIFICATE>: The path to your OpenSSH certificate.

Example

./target/release/filessh \
    --username myuser \
    --private-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa \
    example.com \
    /home/myuser