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Another way to create quick-access SSH shortcuts
Authored by: gshenaut on Oct 16, '06 07:01:23PM
My solution to getting easier CLI access to my various systems is to use xterm instead of Terminal. There is an X11 "Applications" menubar item that allows customizable menu items. I simply enter the command needed to open an xterm window via ssh (or with some of my older machines, telnet) and when I need access to one, I just click it. For example, here's an expurgated version of one of the commands in my current X11 Applications menu:

xterm -T SOME -n SOME -bg Red -e ssh -X -lsomelogin some.domain.name

Of course, this assumes that the xterm program is installed on each system I access this way.

Greg Shenaut

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Another way to create quick-access SSH shortcuts
Authored by: gshenaut on Oct 16, '06 07:05:49PM

I take back that last comment. I don't think xterm has to be on the remote system.

Greg Shenaut



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