Connecting a Terminal Emulator to a Remote Development Host
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You can connect the IDE's terminal emulator to a remote host. This remote host
does not need to be set up in advance for the IDE, but must be running the SSH daemon.
To connect a terminal emulator to the remote development host:
- Select Window > Output > Terminal from the main menu to open the Terminal window
near the Output window.
- Click the Create New Remote Terminal icon
in the
left margin of the Terminal window.
- When prompted, enter the user name, host name, and SSH port to connect.
- Specify the authentication type to use, password or SSH key, and click OK.
- Enter your password if prompted.
- When you are successfully authenticated to the remote host using your password or ssh key, a
new tab opens in the Terminal window. This tab runs the user shell for your account on the remote
host.
You can also start a terminal session on the local host by clicking the Create
New Local Terminal icon: 
To access your remote project files:
- If you have used the remote host account for remote development of your C/C++/Fortran projects in the IDE,
you can go to your ~/.netbeans/remote subdirectory and access the source files
and build products of projects you have built remotely.
To end the terminal session:
- End the terminal emulator session by typing exit, or by closing the tab.
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