[samstave]

Nope.

I've used linux since the 1990s. Was friends with the founders of LinuxCare, met Torvalds. blah blah blah...

Since semi-retire from ops... and basically using windows for a few years without need to manage a linux box, youd be FN surprised how quickly basic knowledge evaporate at my age when not in use. I had to fn lookup how to add my keys to a box again.

(After a 3-month long panel-interview with Google's Net Eng Team back in the day - my final panel question was:

"OK how do you do a global search and replace in VI?"

I *blanked* -- and I stated... "UH.... I'cant recall - id just google it"

They all laughed.

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@OP -- look at the remote SSH extension in VSCode/Positron etc...

Its a really good little file/function/SSH manager.

Though Ill take a look at this.

[jbstack]

If the issue is forgetting basic commands / configuration options then how does swapping one tool for another help? You'll just forget how to use the second tool instead.

[GTP]

The second tool could be more user friendly, thus easier to remember how to use it. Compare how this tool makes you generate a key vs the syntax of ssh-keygen.

[yodelshady]

Worth a chuckle from me too. I could and do type that all day, muscle memory. Verbalize it? Not a chance. There's a % in there somewhere.

There does seem to be a subset of questions that are really just "have you repeatedly used this tool in the last few months?". If you have, you'll probably be fast.