VS Code remote SSH from terminal

README.md

I've got 2 flavors of launching VS Code on remote servers for you

1. Clean terminal, you know you want to launch code on a remote server. Check out sshcode.sh

2. You want to launch code on your local machine from inside an existing SSH session. This needs a bit of setup, but seems to work pretty well. Hacks inbound!

• Set PermitLocalCommand yes in your SSH config (see example)
• Add a LocalCommand to stash the username, IP, and current directory in a local file when you connect
• Save hack.sh in your home directory

Now to connect, use the SSH escape sequence (default single tilde ~) along with !command to invoke the script

• Press Enter
• Press ~
• Type !command ~/hack.sh
• ???
• Congrats, you've just launched VS Code from an existing SSH session with only nominal pain. Impress your friends!

config

Host *
  PermitLocalCommand yes
  LocalCommand echo %r@%n%d > hack.ssh.txt

hack.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Save this in your home directory
# Remember to mark it executable: chmod +x ~/hack.sh
# Use `code` or `code-insiders` as appropriate

code-insiders --folder-uri "vscode-remote://ssh-remote+$(cat hack.ssh.txt)"

sshcode.sh

# Add this to your profile/.bashrc/etc
function sshcode() {
  local REMOTE_PATH="${2:-/}"
  code --folder-uri "vscode-remote://ssh-remote+$1$REMOTE_PATH"
}

# Usage

# Specify a host and a path
sshcode [email protected] /home/pi/home-assistant

# Browse the root if you don't specify a path
sshcode [email protected]