Thankfully, SSH allows you to create a config file to house all of that information. So, instead of having to type something like ssh olivia@192.168.1.100 -p 2222, you could simply type ssh web1.

This is a step-by-step guide on how to compare the contents of local and remote files with the help of SSH. Watch our related video tutorial.

One of the added benefits of using ssh's config file is that programs like scp, rsync, and rdiff-backup automatically pick up these options also and work just as you'd expect (hope). Mitch Frazier is ...

By establishing one main connection, additional SSH sessions to the same host are nearly instant. Just configure your ~/.ssh/config file like the following: Host * ControlMaster auto ...

ssh-keyscan -H 192.168.1.162 >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts The command will run and add the remote SSH fingerprint to the local machine without your input, as shown below.

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