Mosh

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Remote terminal application that allows roaming, supports intermittent connectivity, and provides intelligent local echo and line editing of user keystrokes.

Mosh is a replacement for interactive SSH terminals. It's more robust and responsive, especially over Wi-Fi, cellular, and long-distance links.

Mosh is free software, available for GNU/Linux, BSD, macOS, Solaris, Android, Chrome, and iOS.

Features

• An open-source SSH alternative app that keeps the connection alive even when the IP changes or on reconnection
• Logs in over SSH with the existing authentication method, then runs mosh-server remotely and connects over UDP
  • Does not use a network buffer, so Ctrl-C always works quickly
  • Unlike SSH, which waits for the server's response, responds quickly without network lag
• Works with Tmux and any terminal
• No separate daemon needed
• Linux/BSD/Mac/Android/Chrome/iOS
  • On Windows, use Mosh for Chrome or the Cygwin version
• Supports UTF-8 only (fixes Unicode bugs in other terminals and SSH)

See also

• ssh

Favorite site

• Mosh web site