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Ask HN: Where should a complete newbie start for using SSH?
I've never used SSH before (or a command line much for that matter), but I'm going to need it soon to run a web server using the Rackspace Cloud.
Where should I start? I assume I'll need to be able to copy files and do some basic tasks if it's going to be of any use.
- heldrida 13y agoIn my opinion, instal virtualbox then add a virtual machine and run Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS. Then follow tutorials to install a web server, etc. There's also lot's of resources on how to use the command line, all the commands will be described to you. Most importantly you need to learn to use "man" or "-h help".
- mattkrea 13y agoWhat seemed to happen for me was over the course of using the cli I'd Google commands for tasks that came up. Now a year later the command line just feels natural. You're going to want some of the basics like tar, grep, ls, ps, et cetera but you'll probably pick things up best as you toy around in the environment. Enjoy!
- ColinWright 13y agoTo get much help you'll need to be a little more specific about what you think you're looking for, and what you're going to be doing. At it very simplest, you use ssh to connect to another machine, and now you have a command line interface to that machine, so you can use any of the usual command line facilities. Can you do anything with a command line? If not, you'll need to find a beginner command line tutorial[0]. If so, you'll need to tell us more about what you can do, and why you think it isn't enough. [0] And if you don't know how to find a beginner command line tutorial, looking up things like that is the first thing you need to learn.