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> SSH into development Linux machines

If you need to keep doing this, I warmly recommend Mosh instead. https://mosh.org/

I have heard of it but never used it. I'd try it out on my personal machines. Work machines are Windows thin clients, since IT doesn't want to support Macs and the Linux teams are absolutely only concerned with dev and prod Linux machines. Plus being in HFT, the machines are all tightly locked down, couldn't even install WSL and Windows Terminal on my own.

Sadly you do need both a mosh client and a server installed. But you might get tremendous productivity benefits which might make it worth auditing it (maybe worth talking to your boss/customer).

Mosh is lovely, but keep in mind that you can't use agent forwarding, nor use it in pipes. On the other hand, if you're stuck on dodgy Wi-Fi or just about any mobile link, or you want to close your laptop and resume your session elsewhere, it's an absolute godsend.

Mosh backed up with either tmux or screen is handy indeed.

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