Remote host tool window

Remote host

From this drop-down list, select the desired remote host configuration.

ShiftEnter

Click the browse button to add a new server.

Collapse All

CtrlNumPad -

Click this button to have all nodes in the view collapsed.

Refresh

CtrlF5

Click this button to refresh the view.

Close

CtrlShiftF4

Click this button to close the tool window.

Select Opened File in Remote Host

Click this button to locate the currently opened file in the Remote Host browser.

Applicable to the files in the local folders that are mapped and uploaded to the folders on a remote host.

Upload Here

Choose this option to have the files from the currently opened project uploaded according to the selected configuration. If the action is invoked from the context menu of a file, the corresponding local file is uploaded. If the action is invoked from a folder, the entire folder is uploaded.

Download from here

Choose this option to download the selected file or folder to the currently opened. The existing local files will be updated and the missing files will be created.

New

Choose this option to create a new remote file or folder in the selected folder. The option is available only from the context menu of a folder.

Rename

Choose this option to rename the selected file or folder.

Delete

Choose this option to remove the selected file or folder.

Cut

Choose this option to copy the name of the selected file or folder to the clipboard and remove the file or folder from the tree.

Copy

Choose this option to copy the name of the selected file or folder to the clipboard.

Paste

Choose this option to insert the previously copied name of a file or a folder into the tree.

Edit Local File

When you select a file and choose this option, CLion opens its local copy in the editor and moves the focus to the corresponding. The option is available only when the project with the corresponding local file is currently opened in the editor.

Sync with Local

Choose this option to compare the selected remote folder with its local version. In the Differences Viewer for Folders that opens, explore the differences and synchronize the files, where applicable. See comparing two folders in the difference viewer.

For more information, refer to Compare deployed files and folders with their local versions.

Compare with Local Version

Choose this option to compare the selected remote file with its local version. In the Differences Viewer for Files dialog that opens, explore the differences and apply them, if necessary, using the button. For more information, refer to Viewing Differences Between Files.

For more information, refer to Compare deployed files and folders with their local versions.

Edit Remote File

Choose this option to edit the selected file in the CLion editor without adding it to the currently opened project.

For more information, refer to Edit individual files on remote hosts.

Exclude Path

Choose this option to exclude the selected folder from upload/download.

For more information, refer to Exclude files and folders from upload/download.

Copy Path

Choose this option to copy the absolute path to the selected file or folder on the server to the clipboard.

Start SSH Session in Directory

Choose this option to have CLion start an SSH session in the Terminal tool window from the selected folder.

Applicable to the remote hosts accessed via SSH (SFTP).