tldr/pages/common/putty.md

putty

SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin client for connecting to remote servers. Note: On Linux, the native ssh client is often more convenient. PuTTY is more commonly used on Windows. More information: https://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/htmldoc/Chapter3.html#using-cmdline.

• Connect to a remote host via SSH:

putty -ssh {{username}}@{{hostname_or_ip}}

• Connect to a remote host on a specific [P]ort:

putty -ssh {{username}}@{{hostname_or_ip}} -P {{port}}

• Load a saved session:

putty -load {{session_name}}

• Connect with a private key for authentication:

putty -ssh {{username}}@{{hostname_or_ip}} -i {{path/to/private_key.ppk}}

• Connect via Telnet:

putty -telnet {{hostname_or_ip}}

• Enable [X]11 forwarding:

putty -ssh {{username}}@{{hostname_or_ip}} -X

• Set up [L]ocal port forwarding:

putty -ssh {{username}}@{{hostname_or_ip}} -L {{local_port}}:{{destination_host}}:{{destination_port}}

• Display help:

putty -help