Execute mpv on local machine with files on remote from SSH session
When using Linux virtual console and connected to remote machine you cannot use mpv, because it is impossible to forward framebuffer device.
This repo provides two scripts: ms.sh and ow.sh. ms.sh wraps SSH session and creates a channel to pass files and show them in mpv. ow.sh is used on remote machine to select file to show.
To install, execute
git clone https://github.com/LeonidPilyugin/mpv-over-ssh
bash install.sh
To uninstall
bash uninstall.sh
You need to install scripts both on SSH server and client machines.
Maybe you'll need to add ~/.local/bin to your PATH variable.
Execute ms.sh instead of ssh. SSH config should be configured to connect by remote machine alias:
ms.sh remote_machine
Important
This script should be executed in Linux virtual console (TTY), not in terminal emulator! Also there should be mpv installed and framebuffer enabled
To show image in mpv, inside ms.sh session
ow.sh path/to/image/or/video/file
This will copy file via scp and show it in mpv.
To close mpv, press q button on keyboard.
Settings are stored in ~/.local/share/mpv-over-ssh/settings.sh