ARCHIVED: In Mac OS X, how do I use OpenSSH?

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In Mac OS X, you can access OpenSSH through the Terminal. To establish a terminal connection to another computer, at the command prompt, enter:

  ssh username@hostname

Replace hostname with the address of the computer you wish to access (e.g., mercury.uits.indiana.edu), and username with your username on that computer.