Ssh (OpenSSH client)

ssh is the OpenSSH ssh client for logging or executing commands into remote devices/machines

Usage

• ssh REMOTE_USERNAME@REMOTE_SERVER_NAME_OR_IP
• ssh -vvv REMOTE_USERNAME@REMOTE_SERVER_NAME_OR_IP (-v increase verbosity, maximum 3)
  • ssh -vvv REMOTE_USERNAME@REMOTE_SERVER_NAME_OR_IP 2>&1 | grep "STRING_TO_SEARCH"

Multiplexing options

ssh -O check server.example.org or ssh -O check [email protected] 
Master running (pid=26289)

ssh -O check [email protected] 
Control socket connect(/path/): No such file or directory

To stop an specific multiplexed session:

ssh -O stop [email protected]

Avoid using Multiplexing for a connections:

ssh -o "ControlMaster=no" server.example.org

See also: Configure OpenSSH to reuse ssh connections

Activities

• Understand differences between stop and exit: ssh -O exit [email protected]
• Configure OpenSSH to reuse ssh connections

See also

• OpenSSH (changelog): /etc/ssh/sshd_config | /etc/ssh/ssh_config | ~/.ssh/ | openSSL | sshd logs | sftp | scp | authorized_keys | ssh-keygen | ssh-keyscan | ssh-add | ssh-agent | ssh | Ssh -O stop | ssh-copy-id | CheckHostIP | UseKeychain, OpenSSF
• ncat
• tmux

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ssh.1.html