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Terminal & Shells
A real Linux shell in the app, in Terminal.app, over SSH, or from the msl command.
- 1The Terminal tabA full terminal inside the window, with a real Linux login shell in it.
- 2Using Terminal.appOpen an instance's shell in Terminal.app, or type msl there yourself.
- 3Linux users and rootYour everyday Linux user, sudo and its password, root, and the extra 'msl' user.
- 4Connecting over SSHOne command, nothing to configure — for scp, VS Code Remote-SSH, and anything else that speaks SSH.
- 5The msl commandEverything the app does, from any terminal — and a few things it doesn't.