Prevent your SSH connection from freezing

gistfile1.txt

cd /Users/yourname/.ssh

# If you get ""-bash: cd: .ssh: No such file or directory"
# You need to create it
mkdir /Users/yourname/.ssh

# Set security on the folder so only you can read, write and execute
chmod 700 /Users/yourname/.ssh

# Change directory
cd .ssh

# Create the config file
touch config

# Edit the config file
vi config

# When in vi hit i to enter insert mode and add the following lines to the config file
ServerAliveCountMax 3
ServerAliveInterval 10

# Save and quit by hitting :wq

# Set correct permissions on the config file
chmod 644 /Users/yourname/.ssh/config