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X11 server with ssh client terminal and tools for Windows

Freemium X11 server with ssh client terminal and tools for Windows. It is produced by and available from mobatek.

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How to export MobaXterm sessions to another computer?

How can I export MobaXterm sessions to another computer? There is mention of a MobaXterm.ini file, but I cannot locate that file using the documentation.
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Where does MobaXterm keep its home directory?

I have found MobaXterm to be a very useful terminal client, but I really want to be able to move files into and out of the home directory /home/mobaxterm. On my Windows filesystem, that is not a valid path, so where is /home/mobaxterm really located…
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Is it possible to save the session password in MobaXterm?

I always start up ssh at the start of a work day. MobaXterm asks me for a passphrase the first time I open a terminal for a saved session. Is it possible to save this password so that I don't have to enter it every day? I am using the free version…
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MobaXterm captures hotkeys when I am in another program

For example, while in Notepad++ when I press ctrl+alt+m, MobaXterm opens a local terminal session. How can I stop this, please? I don't want MobaXterm capturing anything in my Windows environment. This is driving me nuts! Windows 7…
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Is there a keyboard / mouse shortcut for paste in MobaXTerm?

The right click is the shortcut for putty to perform a paste in the terminal. Is there a similar shortcut in MobaXTerm?
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MobaXterm backspace sends ^H

Long question: I'm trying to test my simple HTTP Server by Telnet-ing alot of requests and seeing how the server reacts. But when i make a typo and press Backspace to erase the previous character, MobaXterm sends ^H instead of removing the character…
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Turn off screen saver in MobaXterm

Is there a way turn off the screen saver on MobaXterm? MobaXterm uses a screen saver implementing penguins icons which glide across the screen during periods of user inactivity. I would like to prevent this.
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How to fix "MobaXterm X11 proxy: Unsupported authorisation protocol"

When connecting from Windows to my Linux box using MobaXterm, I cannot open Linux-GUI applications on the Windows side. On the Windows side, nothing happens. On the Linux box I get this error message: MobaXterm X11 proxy: Unsupported authorisation…
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use Windows path variable in MobaXterm

How can I use the Windows path in MobaXterm? I enjoy using MobaXterm for bash commands in windows. But I dislike that I need to change directories to run many executables. The MobaXterm documentation mentions using the windows path but doesn't…
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How do I get out of full-screen mode in MobaXterm?

I am in full-screen mode in MobaXterm and can't seem to get out of it. I tried right-clicking and selecting "reset the terminal", but that didn't work. I also tried Alt-Tab, F8 and other escape sequences I use in other programs, but nothing obvious…
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How to extract passwords from Mobaxterm Free Version

On Customer site they are using Free version of Mobaxterm and passwords are saved in it. Now they dont remember the password. i want to extract password somehow. Any idea where these passwords are saved
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Using windows Git Bash in MobaXterm

I have custom macros etc in my mobaxterm, but I have worked for a half a year on a remote linux machines, now I have my code on my local PC and I use git bash. Can I use it through MobaXterm?
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How can I correctly copy a folder from my local computer to my server using SSH? Why the scp command go into an error?

I am logged into my web server via SSH using a tool named MobaXterm (it is someting like Putty but with advanced feature, this is not so important...) My problem is that I want to send a directory from my local computer (Windows) to a specific…
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MobaXterm is there a way to disable copy on select?

I am using SSH in MobaXterm, is there a way to prevent automatic "copy" when you select some text (e.g. in gedit), or with the mouse ?
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What keyboard shortcuts would let me temporarily change the font size in a MobaXterm terminal?

I was excited to learn that you can hold down Ctrl and use the scroll wheel on the mouse to change the font size in MobaXterm. Later, I thought I found a key combination that did the same thing, but I can't remember what it was (or if I just…
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