[bitwize]

> You might now expect that there would be an eshell command that you could type to open a remote file in your local Emacs, but there isn’t.

All Emacs Lisp functions are Eshell commands. Say 'find-file <filename>' at Eshell and you're in.

[db48x]

Technically correct, but it is way easier to hit `C-x C-f` just like you would when you are opening a file at any other time. No need for special cases, you just open the file.