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SSH Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for SSH, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
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What's in this cheat sheet
- Connecting
- Key Management
- Config File
- Port Forwarding
- SCP & SFTP
- Agent Forwarding
- Tunnels
- Troubleshooting
- Security Best Practices
- Multiplexing
- Escape Sequences
Basic Connection
ssh user@host # connect to host
ssh -p 2222 user@host # custom port
ssh user@host command # run remote command
ssh -t user@host "top" # force TTY allocation
Connection Flags
-p port | Connect to specific port |
-i key | Use specific identity (private key) |
-t | Force pseudo-terminal allocation |
-v / -vv / -vvv | Verbose debugging (increasing detail) |
-q | Quiet mode (suppress warnings) |
-N | No remote command (for tunnels) |
-f | Go to background before command |
-J jump | Jump host (ProxyJump) |
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