emacs-tunnel.sh

#!/bin/sh

# 1 - install emacs on the server w/ the same version as your desktop
# cd ~/src/emacs && ./configure --prefix=$HOME --without-x && make install

# 2 - install screen on the server w/ suid bit turned on for multi-user
# sudo chmod 4755 `which screen`

# 3 - start a local emacs daemon on your desktop
#   emacs --daemon --eval '(setq server-use-tcp t)'
# -OR- start your local emacs app w/ the following in your .emacs
#   (setq server-use-tcp t) (server-start)

# 4 - send our emacs tcp host/port & cookie to the remote box
rsync ~/.emacs.d/server/server dev.sa2s.us:~/.emacs.d/server/server

# 5 - ssh & tunnel in
PORT=$( \
    cat ~/.emacs.d/server/server | \
    awk 'NR>1{exit};{print $1}' | \
    awk '{sub(/127.0.0.1\:/, "");print}' \
)
echo $PORT
ssh-add && ssh -R $PORT:127.0.0.1:$PORT dev.sa2s.us

# 6 - start a remote screen & emacsclient for pairing
# ~/bin/emacsclient -f server -nw $HOME