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I think what "cat" here means is that you are supposed to add their key to the known hosts file manually before you connect. Showing the output of "cat file" is
by zaik 2y ago
I think what "cat" here means is that you are supposed to add their key to the known hosts file manually before you connect. Showing the output of "cat file" is a way of saying "this should be in the file".
- cgriswald 2y agoI think it’s fair if they want to assume a certain competence from their audience, and they’re being cute. But these aren’t instructions and if they are, well, the ssh command happens first.