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--- howto:unix_shell [2024/06/01 00:20] – [1. Obtaining software] jnilsson
+++ howto:unix_shell [2024/06/01 00:24] (current) – [2. Open the terminal or connect to the remote Linux server] jnilsson
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 ===== 2. Open the terminal or connect to the remote Linux server =====
-If you installed either options 2. Cygwin or 3. Bash on Windows above, then you can practice these commands on your local computer. If you are on a Linux or Mac computer, you can also practice on your local computer.
+If you installed either options 3. Cygwin or 4. Bash on Windows above, then you can practice the commands and tutorials listed below on your local computer. If you are on a Linux or Mac computer, you can also practice on your local computer.
-  * Open the terminal application to get started
+If your Windows Terminal application comes with the ssh command, you can run the command below to connect to a remote Linux server.
-    - If you want to connect to a remote linux system using SSH, you can do so with a command like this:<code>
+  * Open the terminal application, then run this command to connect to a remote linux system using SSH:<code>
 ssh <username>@<servername>
-#for example: ssh jnilsson@nexus.ss.uci.edu
+#for example: ssh jnilsson@nexus.socsci.uci.edu
 </code>
 Or, if you installed PuTTY.exe or another SSH client program, you will need to connect to the remote linux server.
-  * Open PuTTY and enter the hostname of the server, optionally set any connection options you need, then click on Open. It will prompt you for your username and password, but when you type the password, it will not print anything to the screen. This is normal.
+  * PuTTY and enter the hostname of the server, optionally set any connection options you need, then click on Open. It will prompt you for your username and password, but when you type the password, it will not print anything to the screen. This is normal.
 ===== 3. Run through a tutorial =====