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# 9front + UNIX
The best of both worlds

Like many people I use UNIX (Linux) for "real" work, but, unlike most, I use 9front all day everyday. This is thanks to the wonderful work by the 9front people's ssh system. Here are the tools I use:

sshfs(1)
vt(1)
ssh(1)

These tools give me full access to my UNIX system from my preffered os. Here's how it works:

First I connect to my UNIX machine via sshfs:

	sshfs fulton@tux

This exposes all the files in my UNIX system's home dir under /n/ssh in my current namespace. Then I'll open my favorite editor acme with:

	acme -l lib/work.dump

This opens the editor with my saved work preset. Of course, I'll need to build things, so I use a vt(1) - A virtual UNIX terminal and ssh(1) to get a shell.

	vt ssh fulton@tux

This gives me a great lag free editing experience (the only time acme read or write from the server is saving files) in my favorite os, along with the build tools I need.

To be honest, this is much better than what I had before no more juggling git commits to be able to move from desktop to laptop and no more laggy ssh vim instances.

- Fulton
# 9front + UNIX
The best of both worlds

Like many people I use UNIX (Linux) for "real" work, but, unlike most, I use 9front all day everyday. This is thanks to the wonderful work by the 9front people's ssh system. Here are the tools I use:

sshfs(1)
vt(1)
ssh(1)

These tools give me full access to my UNIX system from my preffered os. Here's how it works:

First I connect to my UNIX machine via sshfs:

	sshfs fulton@tux

This exposes all the files in my UNIX system's home dir under /n/ssh in my current namespace. Then I'll open my favorite editor acme with:

	acme -l lib/work.dump

This opens the editor with my saved work preset. Of course, I'll need to build things, so I use a vt(1) - A virtual UNIX terminal and ssh(1) to get a shell.

	vt ssh fulton@tux

This gives me a great lag free editing experience (the only time acme read or write from the server is saving files) in my favorite os, along with the build tools I need.

To be honest, this is much better than what I had before no more juggling git commits to be able to move from desktop to laptop and no more laggy ssh vim instances.

- Fulton