because it is very difficult to type this instead? ssh -L 21234:localhost:1234 bob@server.com I will confess that I googled it numerous times until one day I

because it is very difficult to type this instead? ssh -L 21234:localhost:1234 bob@server.com I will confess that I googled it numerous times until one day I realized how silly and obvious it was and now it's burned into my brain...