How to SSH in Mac OS via Terminal

Step 1

Open Terminal. Go to Finder, open the Applications folder then Utilities folder, double click Terminal to open. You can drag this icon to your dock for easy access.

 

 

Step 2

Enter SSH command. The basic syntax of connecting to SSH is as follows: 

ssh user@IP-Address

 

You may also specify SSH port as the following:

ssh -p 1234 user@IP-Address

 

 

Ending the SSH Connection

Type exit to end the connection

 

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