Oliver Bleutgen wrote If you are using linux, maybe this would be another (cleaner?) option, independen of the shell:
http://lufs.sourceforge.net/lufs/intro.html
"""LUFS is enabling you to mount into your file hierarchy a remote computer's filesystem, which is accessible by various means (ftp, ssh, etc.). Then, the access to the remote files will be completely network transparent. In other words, you'll be able to read/modify remote files as if they were local, watch movies/listen to MP3s from FTP/SSH servers without copying them locally. """
I've had bad experiences in the past with things like this - ftpfs, davfs, and the like. Because it's "not really" a filesystem as such, you end up finding out about all sorts of things in your O/S that unconditionally walk filesystems. It's a great way to lock up computers. Since I stopped trying to use network-based filesystems on my machines (let the applications do it, instead) I've found that my system reliability is a scary amount better. -- Anthony Baxter <anthony@interlink.com.au> It's never too late to have a happy childhood.