Some network issues makes ssh session hangs. Possible solutions are:

  • close terminal,
  • open new terminal and kill ssh process,
  • wait,
  • find a good solution.

First three options make us losing data, killing other ssh sessions or loosing our precious time. Simple solution, that helps us avoid possible inconvenience are two characters:

~ .

Tilde and dot is ssh’s command to kill session. But remember, it has to be placed immediately after new line character (press enter before).

https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/openssh-linux-unix-osx-kill-hung-ssh-session/
⤧  Next post GIT — ignore file mode changes ⤧  Previous post Find what application uses your resources (*nix)