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Jul 25 2018
Love0

[Xshell] xsh.Dialog.Prompt’s Cancel Button Confirmation

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July 26th’s release of Xshell we’ve includes the ‘xsh.Dialog.IsPromptCanceled’ variable. This allows you to confirm if a user clicked the Cancel button of an xsh.Dialog.Prompt. Update to at least the following builds to use this variable: Xmanager Power Suite 6 Build 0007 Xshell Plus 6 Build 0007 Xshell 6 Build 0095 Xshell has various script functions and of these functions, xsh.Dialog.Prompt accepts user input. To read more about xsh.Diaolog.Prompt, please see here: https://blog.netsarang.com/en/779/xshell-script-api-prompt-message-box/ It was brought to our attention that previous builds of Xshell…

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Jun 29 2016
Love54

Session Converter Update

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We’ve made an update to our Session Converter tool. You can now select the desired directory into which you want to save your session. You can find the Session Converter tool on our tech support page here: https://netsarang.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ENSUP/pages/174948603/Putty+SecureCRT+8+ZOC+7+Session+Converter. The tool supports putty, SecureCRT 8, and ZOC 7 session files and extracts the session name, host, port, and user name to be converted to an Xshell session file. The password is not extracted. Below, we’ll briefly go over how to utilize…

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Jun 28 2016
Love53

Accessing a Remote Server via Public-Key Authentication

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With Xshell, you can easily generate a public key and register it to a server. In another article, we went over how to generate a public/private key pair. From the User Key manager, access the key properties and navigate to the Public Key tab. Copy the entire public key to your clipboard and we will register it to our server. First, we’ll need to ssh to the server using password authentication. From there, we’ll need to edit the sshd_config file. (Default…

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Apr 08 2016
Love3

[Xshell] Close All Tabs

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One of our Xshell user conveyed a desire on our Forums to be able to close all tabs. We’ve added this feature with the latest update (Xshell Build 0964/Xmanager Enterprise Build 0946). The option can be found in the context menu of the Session Tab. Choosing the “Close All Tabs” option will close all sessions/tabs and leave you with a Local Shell tab. You can also bind this option in Custom Key Mapping for mouseless use. Our entire options for closing tabs is as…

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Mar 14 2016
Love4

Expansion of Time Format in Xshell’s Logging

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Xshell 5 Build 0940/Xmanager Enterprise Build 0922 have incorporated several time formats which can now be used in file names when logging a session. This will help with accurately and quickly locating log files when required. The full list can be found below: %a Abbreviated weekday name. Mon, Tue etc. %A Full weekday name %b Abbreviated month name %B Full month name %d Day of month as decimal number (01 – 31) %H Hour in 24-hour format (00 – 23) %I Hour in 12-hour format (01 – 12)…

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Mar 14 2016
Love4

[Xshell] Map Keys to Session Property Options for On-the-Fly Changes

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With our latest update (Xshell Build 0940/Xmanager Enterprise Build 0922) you can now map keys to certain session property options to quickly make necessary changes on-the-fly. These options are: enabling “Use ALT key as Meta key” switching between Unicode/Non-Unicode enabling “Scroll to the bottom when terminal input/output.” Let’s try setting a custom mapped key to enable “Use ALT key as Meta key” while utilizing Emacs within Xshell. Emacs users know that the meta key is important for navigation, editing, etc. within Emacs. Without the meta…

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Feb 15 2016
Love0

Accessing Raspberry Pi via XDMCP

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This article will discuss how to access Raspberry Pi via XDMCP and Xmanager without a peripheral monitor. The main benefit of accessing Raspberry Pi with Xmanager is increase in performance. Raspberry’s built in GPU is not ideal for heavier projects and since Xmanager uses your PC’s GPU, you may see increase in speeds taking into account a sufficient network condition. First, you’ll need to download a few things before we get started. Operating System. This instructional article will use the Raspian Jessie…

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Feb 15 2016
Love2

Copy & Paste Text from Xmanager to MS Windows with Your Mouse

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Xmanager allows you to Copy & Paste strings from within an X application to MS Windows and Vice Versa. In order to accomplish this, you can simply highlight the text from within the X application with your mouse and select “copy.” From there focus to the MS Windows application you would like to paste to. Use the application’s built-in paste feature to paste the copied text. X applications typically utilize one of several of methods to send its data, especially strings,…

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