In case if you need an alternate approach.
Install sshfs. if you use ubuntu/debian:
sudo apt-get install sshfs
or, if you use centos/rhel:
sudo yum install fuse-sshfs
or, in macOS
brew install sshfs
Create an empty dir
mkdir /home/user/testdir
"link" or "mount" the two directories
sshfs [email protected]:/remote/dir /home/user/testdir
"unlink" the dirs
fusermount -u /home/user/testdir
On BSD and macOS, to unmount the filesystem:
umount mountpoint
or
diskutil unmount mountpoint
For more see here, linuxjournal.com libfuse/sshfs
