If I'm on WIndows, I use MobaXterm. If I'm on Linux, I use tmux.

bash setup/config/PS1 is your friend here. I frequently find myself with a myriad of terminals between a bunch of usernames and servers at work, and setting up a proper prompt is key to help you keep track.

My bashrc makes my prompt look like this:

username@hostname:/absolute/path
$ inputgoeshere

... with color coding, of course. Yes, I use a multiline prompt. I somehow never saw that before using ParrotSec despite being a bash user for 25 years. I modified the ParrotSec default to suit my needs better, and I like it:

• Obvious which user I am.
• Obvious which host I'm on.
• Obvious which path I'm in.
• It's easy to copy and paste a complete source/destination for pasting into, for example, an rsync comman

I pasted my PS1 config here: https://pastebin.com/ZcYwabfB

Stick that line near the bottom of your ~/.bashrc file if you want to try it out.

i use tmux with named windows on each server and just terminals locally

I use tmux or screen, and set the status bar in different remotes to different colors.

Color coding

For inspiration https://fedoramagazine.org/tuning-your-bash-or-zsh-shell-in-workstation-and-silverblue/

You’ll get used to it eventually, but you can e.g. tweak your PS1 to an all-caps hostname, or use a custom tmux layout with dedicated panes for each box you connect to.

I made it so that the ps1 on my servers shows the servername@[server IP]

I (manually) set the background color of my terminals depending on the machine I connect to. I currently have profiles for red, green, blue, and black backgrounds with black as my default. I usually use red for ones I want to be especially careful of.