ssh -t

• ssh -t your_remote_hostname uptime

• ssh -t your_remote_hostname /bin/sh

• -tt

-t Force pseudo-tty allocation. This can be used to execute arbitrary screen-based programs on a remote machine, which can be very useful, e.g. when implementing menu services. Multiple -t options force tty allocation, even if ssh has no local tty.

Relate terms

• RequestTTY
• tty
• ssh -T
• ssh --login -i

See also

• OpenSSH: ssh, ssh -O, -i, -t, -T, -N, -V, /etc/ssh/ssh_config, ssh --help
• SSH: ssh, TLS, .ppk, .pem, .crt, .pub, ED25519, Key exchange method (KEX), public key, private key, ssh -Q kex, IAMUserSSHKeys, known_hosts, ssh tunnel, Dropbear