Mount SSH folder, and make damn sure it stays mounted.

ssh_mount.sh

#!/bin/bash

#should match 99.9% of SSH users
user_regex='[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+'
#should match 90% of domains
host_regex='([a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*\.)*[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\-]*'
#should match paths starting with / and '' (which is valid for our use)
path_regex='(\/[A-Za-z0-9_\-\.]+)*\/?'
master_regex="^$user_regex\@$host_regex\:$path_regex\$"

#we need an argument
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
	zenity --warning --text="Command requires a connection string."
else
	#must match a connection string
	if [[ $1 =~ $master_regex ]]; then
		#get the host portion
		host_str=`echo $1 | egrep -o \@$host_regex\: | egrep -o $host_regex`
		
		#make sure we have a directory named after the host
		if [ ! -d "${HOME}/Share/${host_str}" ]; then
			mkdir -p "${HOME}/Share/${host_str}"
		fi

		#poke it every minute to prevent the connection from being dropped due to inactivity
		while true
		do					
			err=$(mount | grep "$1")
			if [[ $err == "" ]]; then
				#was not found; remount
				err=$(sshfs $1 "${HOME}/Share/${host_str}")
				#there's something wrong with what we're trying to mount
				#offer a warning, and then stop trying to connect
				if [[ $err != "" ]]; then
					zenity --warning --text="$err"
					exit
				fi
			fi
			#just chill, til the next episode
			sleep 60
		done
	else
		zenity --warning --text="$1 is not a valid SSH connection string."
	fi
fi

I add this to my "Startup Applications" in Mint.

/full/path/to/ssh_mount.sh [email protected]:

It creates a folder called ~/Share/host.com and ensures that it stays mounted.