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  • Does this still work? I couldn't find !args in the help message. Commented Jul 15, 2016 at 5:04
  • @xuhdev it's still there on OpenSSH_7.2p2, args is not in the first help message (~?), but in the second (once one enters the ssh> prompt with ~C, one can type help at the ssh> prompt) Commented Sep 20, 2017 at 8:59
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    This looks like a good solution (though I haven't tried it), I didn't realize you can get a parent command line buffer, vim-style. In practice, one might simply prefer to open a new terminal tab so that they don't forget how to get back into the session (like when I can never remember how to quit emacs). Commented Apr 2, 2018 at 0:49
  • With multiplexed connections like that, the ~C escape solution seems to not work. $ ~C escape not available to multiplexed sessions Commented Nov 22, 2022 at 5:47