Ssh to current working dir on server
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Problem
When you're on an NFS share or a Subversion checkout, you may find yourself wanting to connect to the server, but to the same directory as you're currently in. Most often ssh moves you into your $HOME directory, as specified in your server shell startup script:
client server
+--------------+ +-----------+
| /mnt/proj/x |<====== NFS ======>| ~/proj/x |
+--------------+ +-----------+
+--------------+ +-----------+
| ~/proj/y |<== SUBVERSION ===>| ~/proj/y |
+--------------+ +-----------+
----- -----
| |
v ^
| |
+------>------ SSH ------>-------+
problem: SSH connects you to ~
Solution
Within bash, define this alias s
to connect to your server – replace hostname with yours:
# Ssh to server # If directory [/mnt]$PWD exists on server as [$HOME]$PWD, cd to it alias s='ssh -t <i>hostname</i> "test -d \"${PWD/#\/mnt/$HOME}\" && cd \"${PWD/#\/mnt/$HOME}\"; exec bash --login"'
A drawback of this solution is that you might miss a message like this:
Last login: Fri Dec 28 12:03:55 2007 from 10.0.0.1
which might give you a clue if your system is compromised.
Journal
- Giving yourself a quieter SSH login
- Detailed explanation of .hushlogin file and alternatives
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