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Bash Remote Connect (ssh)

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Summary

The ssh command opens the terminal session to another computer securely over the network. Once connected, you can run commands on the remote as if you were in front of it. General authentication uses passwords, and it's safer using SSH key pairs.

Key points

Ssh user@host is connected to another computer
SSH's port of entry is 22, replaced by -p
The SSH host command executes one command and then exits.
The public key is placed in authorized_keys for login without a password

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