Command Reference

Common Command Line Arguments

Usage:

    sshconfig [options] [<command> [<args>...]]

Options:

    -l LOCATION, --location LOCATION  specifies location
    -n NETWORK, --network NETWORK     specifies the network
    -p PORTS, --ports PORTS           specifies list of available ports
    -P NAME, --proxy NAME             specifies the global proxy
    -q, --quiet                       suppress optional output

Specify the list of available ports as a comma separated list (no spaces). For example, –ports=80,443.

Normally the network is determined automatically and need not be specified.

Run sshconfig help <command> for information on a specific command.

Run sshconfig help for list of available help topics.

Run sshconfig available to see available choices for proxies, locations, and networks.

available – Show Available Option Choices

Usage:

sshconfig available

The --location, --network, and --proxies options all take values as arguments that were specified in your configuration files. The available command can be used to refresh your memory on what is available. It simply lists out all available choices for each of the three categories. Specifically, it lists the names and descriptions for all configured locations, networks and proxies.

create – Create the SSH config file

Create an SSH config file.

Usage:

sshconfig [options]
sshconfig [options] create

Normally you can create your SSH config file using sshconfig create or simply sshconfig. However, special circumstances may require that you specify command line options so as to modify the generated config file to meet your needs. For example, if you find yourself in a coffee shop that blocks port 22, you might create your SSH config file using:

sshconfig -p 443,80

This tells sshconfig to use port 443 or port 80 if available when generating the SSH host entries.

Or perhaps you are traveling to the far east, you might want to use your server in Tokyo rather than the ones back home:

sshconfig -l tokyo

find – Find an SSH host configuration

Find SSH host configurations whose names contains a substring.

Usage:

sshconfig find <text>

help – Show Helpful Information

Shows helpful information for each a command or a topic.

Usage:

sshconfig help
sshconfig help <command>
sshconfig help <topic>

Run sshconfig help for a list of available commands and topics.

show – Show a SSH Host Configuration

Usage:

sshconfig [options] show <name>

Shows the SSH host entry to be generated given a host name. This can be used to show you how the host entry changes based on various options such as --ports. This command does not affect your SSH config file.

version – Show SSHConfig Version

Usage:

sshconfig version