Chapter 3: SSH Client Commands __Linux 101 Hacks

Chapter 3: SSH Client Commands 

        __Linux 101 Hacks

Hack 12. Identify SSH Client Version

 

$ ssh -V
OpenSSH_3.9p1, OpenSSL 0.9.7a Feb 19 2003

 

The following example indicates that this particular system is using SSH2:

 

 

$ ssh -V
ssh: SSH Secure Shell 3.2.9.1 (non-commercial version)
on i686-pc-linux-gnu

 

 

 

Hack 13. Login to Remote Host using SSH

 

localhost$ ssh -l jsmith remotehost.example.com

 

 

 

Hack 14. Debug SSH Client Session

 

localhost$ ssh -l jsmith remotehost.example.com

warning: Connecting to remotehost.example.com failed:
No address associated to the name

 

locaclhost$ ssh -v -l jsmith remotehost.example.com

 

 

 

Hack 15. Toggle SSH Session using SSH Escape Character

come back to the localhost to perform some activity and go back to remote host again.

localhost$ ssh -l jsmith remotehost

remotehost$

remotehost$ ~^Z
[1]+ Stopped ssh -l jsmith remotehost

localhost$

localhost$ jobs
[1]+ Stopped ssh -l jsmith remotehost

localhost$ fg %1
ssh -l jsmith remotehost

remotehost$

 

Hack 16. SSH Session Statistics using SSH Escape Character

localhost$ ssh -l jsmith remotehost

#type ssh escape character ~ followed by s


#Note: The ~s is not visible on the command line when you type.