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title: 'SSH with Kitty'
url: 'https://discocat.me/ssh-with-kitty'
markdown: 'https://discocat.me/ssh-with-kitty.md'
date: '2024-10-31'
description: 'To have a decent experience when ssh-ing to other servers and using not "well known" xterms, it''s important to set up your local SSH so that it specifies a standard. In your ~/.ssh.config file (create it if it doesn''t exist), add this : Host * SetEnv TERM=xterm-256color Now, you should have so…'
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# SSH with Kitty

To have a decent experience when ssh-ing to other servers and using not "well known" xterms, it's important to set up your local SSH so that it specifies a standard.

In your ~/.ssh.config file (create it if it doesn't exist), add this :

```bash
Host *
     SetEnv TERM=xterm-256color
```

Now, you should have some colors and backspace working normally.

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