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diff --git a/content/sw-notes/ssh-timeout.md b/content/sw-notes/ssh-timeout.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fdb53d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/sw-notes/ssh-timeout.md @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +--- +title: "How to prevent SSH timeout from hanging your terminal" +date: 2025-03-17 +draft: true +lang: en +categories: [ blog ] +tags: [] +translationKey: "ssh-timeout" +--- + +Sometimes, I open an SSH session and then forget about it. When I get back to it, it hangs indefinitely, without a way to close it other than closing the terminal. + +To avoid this, add this to the client config: + +```sshconfig +Host * + ServerAliveInterval 100 +``` + +If you're disconnected from the SSH server, you'll get this message `Timeout, server example.com not responding.` and the connection is terminated. |