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--- cs101:sshfromlinux [2018/05/17 14:52] – created localadmin
+++ cs101:sshfromlinux [2020/09/07 23:08] (current) – [Basic Syntax] localadmin
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-===== How To Use SSH to Connect to a Remote Server =====
+====== How To Use SSH on Linux to Connect to a Remote Server ======
 This information is provided for the [[https://www.ubuntu.com/|Ubuntu]]/Debian editions of Linux used in the CS Department. Other Linux versions may vary.
 ===== What Is SSH? =====
-**SSH**, or **Secure Shell**, is a protocol used to securely log onto remote systems (Not just computers but some routers, switches, etc). It is the most common way to access remote Linux and Unix-like servers.
+**[[cs101:ssh|SSH]]**, or **Secure Shell**, is a protocol used to securely log onto remote systems (Not just computers but some routers, switches, etc). It is the most common way to access remote Linux and Unix-like servers.
 The Linux tool for connecting to a system, that allows remote connections using SSH, is called, unsurprisingly, ssh.
+ssh is run from the command shell ([[cs101:cli|CLI]]) or in a //terminal emulator// (e.g. gnome-terminal, konsole, xterm, rxvt, kvt, nxterm, & eterm) if your Linux install uses a GUI. The emulator is a program that opens a window and lets you interact with the shell.
 ==== Basic Syntax ====
 The most basic form of the command is:
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     exit
-You can find more information on Ubuntu SSH in the [[http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man1/ssh.1.html|Ubuntu man pages]]
+You can find more information on Ubuntu SSH in the [[http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man1/ssh.1.html|Ubuntu man pages]]