Hi Scott,
Your Mac has SSH and SFTP, and other server functions built in. You
can access them directly from the command line in the Terminal app. I
use Terminal so frequently that I have it as one of the default apps
in my dock. (The dock can be useful as a quick way to navigate to
apps that you use frequently -- you can customize it to remove the
apps that you don't often use, and add ones that you do.)
The Terminal app is located, not in the applications folder (which you
can reach in Finder with the shortcut of Command+Shift+A), but in the
Utilities folder, which is a sub-folder of Applications, and which you
can reach with Command+Shift+U. Then press "T" to navigate to
"Terminal" and launch/open the app. I use Command+Down arrow to do
this.
By default you'll be using the bash shell. To use ssh, to log into
your account on another system you can simply type:
ssh <your login>AT<your domain>
for example, if your login account name is "scott" and the machine
name is "computer. granados.net", you can type:
ssh sc...@computer.granados.net and press return
or you can use the IP address in place of the domain following the AT
sign:
ssh sc...@168.10.1.2 and press return
then type in your password.
Use a similar syntax for sftp. Macs use "Open SSH" as the protocol.
If you have some Unix/Linux background, there's an old web site: "Top
Ten Mac OS X Hints for Unix Geeks":
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/10/22/macforunix.html
You might want to later configure your terminal preferences to suit
your activities. The most likely thing you'll want to set is your
terminal emulation. Application preferences are set with Command
+comma. Terminal emulation is set from the "Advanced" tab of
"Settings". I use non-standard settings, but as I recall the default
emulation was to declare the terminal as "color xterm", and you won't
want that for most systems. Try something like "VT100" or "VT102", if
you're in a situation where it makes a difference.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Aug 26, 2010, Scott Granados wrote:
Can anyone point me at a good quality SSH app? All I need is basic
functionality similar to putty or I'd spend some money to get
something like secure CRT. There's Unix under the hood, is an ssh
included?
Any pointers?
Thanks for all the help. This is a great list
Scott
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