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0 points4111111111111115y ago0 comments

why not use the logout shortcurt ^d ? this abort sequence is so much move involved vs just ^c ^d -ing

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EE84M3i5y ago· 2 in thread

This shortcut works even if the remote side isn't responding to ^c and/or ^d. It's handled by the local client. The two primary use cases I've found it useful are when I accidentally wedge the remote box by using up all of some resource or when some other event causes my network connection to hang and I don't want to wait for a timeout.

411111111111111OP5y ago

yeah, i was specifically confused about him having to use it often. it is sometimes useful, like when you're connected to the demo site and cba to figure out how to disconnect.

but such situation are so rare that i was confused about the remark how often he uses it.

EE84M3i5y ago

I use it pretty often because I have SSH sessions that get messed up from (dis)connecting my VPN and I'm impatient.

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rusk5y ago

C^D instructs the server to disconnect you. With these tilde commands you are issuing client side instructions.

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