How to open remote files in sublime text 3

Question

I am connecting to remote server using "mRemoteNG" and want to open remote server files in my local sublime text editor. During my research, I found this relevant blog https://wrgms.com/editing-files-remotely-via-ssh-on-sublimetext-3/ and followed the instructions but it is not working for me. Does, anybody know how can I open remote files in my Sublime?

Answer 1

On server

Install rsub:

wget -O /usr/local/bin/rsub \https://raw.github.com/aurora/rmate/master/rmate
chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/rsub

On local

1. Install rsub Sublime3 package:

On Sublime Text 3, open Package Manager (Ctrl-Shift-P on Linux/Win, Cmd-Shift-P on Mac, Install Package), and search for rsub and install it

2. Open command line and connect to remote server:

ssh -R 52698:localhost:52698 server_user@server_address

3. after connect to server run this command on server:

rsub path_to_file/file.txt

4. File opening auto in Sublime 3

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As of today (2018/09/05) you should use : https://github.com/randy3k/RemoteSubl because you can find it in packagecontrol.io while "rsub" is not present.

Answer 2

On macOS, one option is to install FUSE for macOS and use sshfs to mount a remote directory:

mkdir local_dir
sshfs remote_user@remote_host:remote_dir/ local_dir

Some caveats apply with mounting network volumes, so YMMV.

Answer 3

You can use these plugins；

Sublime SFTP

sublime FTPSync

Answer 4

Base on this.

Step by step:

• On your local workstation: On Sublime Text 3, open Package Manager (Ctrl-Shift-P on Linux/Win, Cmd-Shift-P on Mac, Install Package), and search for rsub
• On your local workstation: Add RemoteForward 52698 127.0.0.1:52698 to your .ssh/config file, or -R 52698:localhost:52698 if you prefer command line

• On your remote server:

  sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/rsub https://raw.github.com/aurora/rmate/master/rmate
  sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/rsub
  

Just keep your ST3 editor open, and you can easily edit remote files with

rsub myfile.txt

EDIT: if you get "no such file or directory", it's because your /usr/local/bin is not in your PATH. Just add the directory to your path:

echo "export PATH=\"$PATH:/usr/local/bin\"" >> $HOME/.bashrc

Now just log off, log back in, and you'll be all set.