SSH client and Command Prompt replacements Windows look-and-feel
- by Oddthinking
The Problem
I've worked exclusively in Windows. I can handle that.
I've worked exclusively in DOS (a long time ago!). I can handle that.
I've worked exclusively in Unix. I can handle that.
Right now, I am developing a command-line (python) application on a Windows machine, testing it in
a DOS box (i.e. Windows' Command prompt), and then deploying it to Linux, and running it with PuTTY.
I cannot handle that.
My productivity drops dramatically when CTRL-C cuts in one window (Windows) and kills the process in another (DOS, Linux).
My productivity drops dramatically when Enter copies the selection in one window (DOS), and deletes the selection in another (Windows), and runs the current half-edited command in the third (PuTTY).
My productivity drops dramatically when I cannot hit Undo, Home or End.
The Solution I am Seeking
An SSH/Bash command-line client that runs on Windows and, to the extent possible, uses all the standard Windows shortcuts (Cut, Copy, Paste, Undo, Home, End, Insert, Shift-Arrows, etc.) work on a bash command line. Bonus points if it puts the cursor between letters, rather than on them.
Plus, an equivalent DOS command-line drop-in that runs on Windows, and provides the same interface.
I appreciate there may need to be special buttons to actually transfer CTRL codes (like CTRL-C) through in the cases I need them.
I suspect the SSH client will need to be specific to a shell (so it knows when it is at the command prompt, and when it is inside a running app.)
I know there are many SSH clients, but I am looking for advice for a particular need. PuTTY feels like an escape route for Unix programmers stuck on Windows. I am the opposite.
Can anyone recommend one (or maybe a combination of an SSH client and an Command-Line replacement)?
