HGFS

MOUNTING HGFS

VMware > VM > Settings > Options > Shared Folders
 Folder Sharing: Enabled
 Folders > Add
  Host Path: folderPath
  Name: shareName
  
//display available shares
root@oco:~$ vmware-hgfsclient
 SHARED

//permanent share method
root@oco:~$ sudo mkdir -p /mnt/hgfs

//test
root@oco:~$ sudo mount -t fuse.vmhgfs-fuse .host:/SHARED /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other

root@oco:~$ sudo nano /etc/fstab
 .host:/SHARED   /mnt/hgfs   fuse.vmhgfs-fuse   allow_other   0   0
 
root@oco:~$ sudo mount -a


//temp share method
root@oco:~$ sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs 
 * re-issue the above cmd (sudo vmhgfs...) whenever the file share isn't showing