| 206 | |
| 207 | If the file ~/.ssh/config doesn't exist yet on your local computer, you may need to create the directory ~/.ssh and/or create and edit the file ~/.ssh/config. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | On Linux, Mac, and WSL, if you prefer, you can do so using the command line in your terminal window via the following. |
| 210 | {{{ |
| 211 | cd # change the current directory to your home directory as needed |
| 212 | mkdir -p .ssh # create the subdirectory .ssh as needed |
| 213 | cd .ssh # change to that subdirectory |
| 214 | nano config # create, as needed, and edit and save the file named config. |
| 215 | }}} |
| 216 | For file editing with nano, etc., see [[https://wiki.hpc.tulane.edu/trac/wiki/cypress/FileEditingSoftware/Example|File Editing Example]]. |
| 217 | |
| 218 | In the case of nano, you can simply copy and paste the contents into the window and save the result. |
| 219 | |
| 220 | For Windows terminal, you can open a window for notepad from the command line via the following. |
| 221 | {{{ |
| 222 | cd &rem change directory to your home directory |
| 223 | notepad .ssh\config |
| 224 | }}} |
| 225 | Note that the hostname included in the file must match the hostname that you used in your **ssh** command. |