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update readme with machine explorer (#190)
Signed-off-by: Tyler Smalley <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Sam Linville <[email protected]>
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## Features
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### Explore remote machines
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View and interact with machines on your tailnet within VS Code. Powered by [Tailscale SSH](https://tailscale.com/tailscale-ssh/), you can remotely manage files, open terminal sessions, or attach remote VS Code sessions.
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![VS Code with the Tailscale Machine Explorer expanded, showing a tailnet with a variety of services](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tailscale-dev/vscode-tailscale/main/resources/readme/machine-explorer.png)
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#### Connect to a machine in your tailnet
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You can start a new terminal session or attach VS Code to a machine for remote development in one click. Hover over the machine you'd like to connect to, and click the <img alt="VS Code Terminal Icon" style="display: inline-block; max-height: 1.25em; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top;" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tailscale-dev/vscode-tailscale/main/resources/readme/terminal.png"> icon to start a terminal session, or the <img alt="VS Code Remote Explorer Icon" style="display: inline-block; max-height: 1.25em; position: relative; vertical-align: text-top;" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tailscale-dev/vscode-tailscale/main/resources/readme/remote-explorer.png"> icon to attach the VS Code window to the machine.
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#### Edit files on a machine in your tailnet
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To view and edit files on a machine in your tailnet, expand the machine and click the **File explorer** item. You must have [enabled Tailscale SSH](https://tailscale.com/kb/1193/tailscale-ssh/#configure-tailscale-ssh) on the machine in order to use the file explorer.
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### Expose a port over the internet
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Route traffic from the internet to a node in your tailnet to publicly share it with anyone, even if they aren’t using Taiscale.
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