def list_remote(remote_uri, verbose=False):
    """
    remote_uri = 'user@xx.xx.xx.xx'
    """
    remote_uri1, remote_dpath = remote_uri.split(':')
    if not remote_dpath:
        remote_dpath = '.'
    import utool as ut
    out = ut.cmd('ssh', remote_uri1, 'ls -l %s' % (remote_dpath,), verbose=verbose)
    import re
    # Find lines that look like ls output
    split_lines = [re.split(r'\s+', t) for t in out[0].split('\n')]
    paths = [' '.join(t2[8:]) for t2 in split_lines if len(t2) > 8]
    return paths