On the impossibility to use escape sequences when the networks hangs

[Brian Candler]

On 16/10/2025 01:03, Steffen Nurpmeso wrote:
>   |Use [enter]~. to terminate a stuck ssh connection.
>
> But this only works at the beginning of a line.

"At the beginning of a line" means "immediately after pressing Enter".  
That's why the sequence is [Enter] [Tilde] [Dot].