Ssh

When working on a remote server over SSH, copying text to your local clipboard requires extra steps. OSC 52 escape sequences solve this by sending clipboard data through the terminal connection directly to your local machine. The Problem On a remote server accessed via SSH, standard clipboard tools like xclip or wl-copy operate on the remote system’s clipboard (if one exists). There’s no direct way to copy file contents or command output to the local machine’s clipboard without manually selecting and copying from the terminal. ...

IntelliJ was failing to save my GitLab API token. Every time I tried to add or update my GitLab account in Settings, the operation would silently fail or timeout. The IntelliJ logs showed repeated warnings: WARN - #c.i.c.RemoteCredentialStore - Timeout while waiting for credentials Root Cause On Fedora (and other Linux distributions with GNOME), IntelliJ stores credentials in the system’s native keyring via the freedesktop.org Secret Service API. The GNOME Keyring was locked, preventing any credential storage. ...

Managing network devices via SSH typically involves remembering IP addresses, usernames, and sometimes non-standard ports. The SSH config file (~/.ssh/config) eliminates this overhead by defining named aliases with pre-configured connection parameters. The Problem Connecting to a MikroTik switch requires typing the full connection string each time: ssh [email protected] scp backup.rsc [email protected]:/ This becomes tedious with multiple network devices, each potentially having different usernames, ports, or key files. Solution Create an SSH config file with host aliases. ...