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Asked: 2026-05-23T03:04:52+00:00

I have a bash script that tests whether the sftp connection exists, very simple

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I have a bash script that tests whether the sftp connection exists, very simple one:

$ if [ -d ~/.gvfs/sftp for username on 192.168.1.101 ]; then echo "sftp missing" exit; fi

Now heres the question:
How do I make the script reestablish the previously connected sftp that still has a cached pass to reconnect without having it depend on if the bash script is on?

Since I have a bookmarked sftp thing in nautilus, i just point and click, presto its reconnected. I need the same for my script which will TERMINATE in a couple of lines; in other words the script only reconnects nautilus and dies, connection stays open…

I am still noobish at sftp, besides connecting…

Extra info: I use Ubuntu for both client and server, and i dont mind entering the ssh pass again if its new conection, any help is appreciated 😀

Its critical that sftp wont d/c, or die, when i close script, or it ends, nohup cant be used for script since it will be run >10 times per day

Thanks!

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  1. Editorial Team

    Okay, some research done. You are using the GVFS (GNOME Virtual File System), and are looking with a none-GNOME application (bash) on the FUSE mount point of one of the URIs.

    I think you can use the gvfs-mount command to reconnect, if you know the SFTP URL, but I didn’t really find much documentation about this.

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