Set up NFS volume on Windows client.

Steps to work on a remote NFS workspace (Hosted on linux) from the Windows client machine.

GOAL:

- Work from the Windows local machine on a remote NFS workspace.

solution: Mount the remote NFS volume on the client Windows machine.

- Set up an editor to work with the workspace.

solution: Sublime Text is a good fit for C++ and various other languages, currently almost FREE!

1. Set up windows as NFS client. 

• Click “start” -> search for “windows features” -> click “Turn Windows features on or off” -> “select services for NFS”

  2. Set up user credentials for write access. [WARNING! A hacker who gains access to this machine can get the UID and GID of the remote server]

•  click start -> search for “regedit” -> goto “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ClientForNFS\CurrentVersion\Default” -> right click “new”

• Create DWORD(32-bit) keys as shown below.

• Find UID and GID :

           - goto to the remote server machine -> enter “id” at the bash shell -> the UID and GID are in decimal.

3. Mount NWS to your local machine.

• Open Cmd and enter,

          mount IP_Addr:/vol/vol_nfs_janani z: (replace volume name and drive letter)

• Find the new drive under "my Computer".

4. Download Sublime Text 3 from https://www.sublimetext.com/

•  Configure the workspace.
•  Goto “File” -> Goto “Open Folder” -> open your workspace (on the mount drive)
•  Goto “Project” ->click “save  project as..” (to open it next time)

5. Some sublime short cuts:

   end search: Esc

   Find in current file: Ctrl + F

   Find in complete folder : Ctrl + Shift + F (double click the line to open the line in the file)

   Goto Anything/ open file: Ctrl + P

   Function list : Ctrl + R

   Navigate Fwd: Alt + Shift + -

   Navigate Bck: Alt + -

   Goto Line : Ctrl + G

   Goto Definition: F12

   Automatic auto completion!

Recommended sublime Plug in's: Cscope, 

This is the basic use of this editor. Documentation has more.