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: sh git clone https://github.com/your-username/filessh.git cd filessh
3. Build the project: sh 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.

Usage

filessh [OPTIONS] [HOST] [PATH]
filessh <COMMAND>

Commands:
  connect              Connect explicitly (same as default command)
  install-man-pages    Install man pages into the system
  install-completions  Generate shell completion scripts

Arguments:
  [HOST]  The remote host to connect to (e.g., 'example.com' or '192.168.1.100')
  [PATH]  Initial directory path to open on the remote host

Options:
  -p, --port <PORT>
          The port number to use for the SSH connection [default: 22]
  -u, --username <USERNAME>
          The username for logging into the remote host
  -k, --private-key <PRIVATE_KEY>
          Path to the private key file for public key authentication
  -o, --openssh-certificate <OPENSSH_CERTIFICATE>
          Optional path to an OpenSSH certificate
  -h, --help
          Print help
  -V, --version
          Print version

Example

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