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layout: "intro"
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page_title: "Synced Folders - Getting Started"
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sidebar_current: "gettingstarted-syncedfolders"
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description: |-
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While it is cool to have a virtual machine so easily, not many people
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want to edit files using just plain terminal-based editors over SSH.
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Luckily with Vagrant you do not have to. By using synced folders, Vagrant
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will automatically sync your files to and from the guest machine.
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# Synced Folders
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While it is cool to have a virtual machine so easily, not many people
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want to edit files using just plain terminal-based editors over SSH.
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Luckily with Vagrant you do not have to. By using _synced folders_, Vagrant
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will automatically sync your files to and from the guest machine.
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By default, Vagrant shares your project directory (remember, that is the
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one with the Vagrantfile) to the `/vagrant` directory in your guest machine.
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Note that when you `vagrant ssh` into your machine, you're in `/home/vagrant`.
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`/home/vagrant` is a different directory from the synced `/vagrant` directory.
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If your terminal displays an error about incompatible guest additions (or no
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guest additions), you may need to update your box or choose a different box such
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as `hashicorp/precise64`. Some users have also had success with the
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[vagrant-vbguest](https://github.com/dotless-de/vagrant-vbguest) plugin, but it
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is not officially supported by the Vagrant core team.
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Run `vagrant up` again and SSH into your machine to see:
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```
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$ vagrant up
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...
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$ vagrant ssh
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...
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vagrant@precise64:~$ ls /vagrant
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Vagrantfile
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```
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Believe it or not, that Vagrantfile you see inside the virtual machine
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is actually the same Vagrantfile that is on your actual host machine.
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Go ahead and touch a file to prove it to yourself:
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```
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vagrant@precise64:~$ touch /vagrant/foo
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vagrant@precise64:~$ exit
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$ ls
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foo Vagrantfile
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```
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Whoa! "foo" is now on your host machine. As you can see, Vagrant kept
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the folders in sync.
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With [synced folders](/docs/synced-folders/), you can continue
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to use your own editor on your host machine and have the files sync
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into the guest machine.
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## Next Steps
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You have successfully interacted with your host machine via synced folders on
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the guest machine. Read on to learn about installing packages, users, and more
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with [provisioning](/intro/getting-started/provisioning.html).
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