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SSH managers on Linux? (lemmy.sdf.org)
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Curious what folks are using to organise their remote connections? I liked WinSSHTerm and have tried replacing it with Remote Desktop Manager, but it seems a bit broken (fonts look terrible in a terminal, sftp doesn't work, RDP sort of works, but it's not great).

RDP is not a must. Folders, ssh, key auth, sftp and scp are the main things I'm looking for. Currently considering Remmina but though I would check if ppl have strong views on this topic before trying the next app.

I'm using cinnamon with mint 22.

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[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 80 points 3 days ago

I just use ~/.ssh/config

e.g.

Host website
    Hostname some.hostname.foo
    User bob
    Port 1500
[-] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

For a shared set of hosts at work, you can check a shared SSH include file into got so changes to the cluster can be updated in one place.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 19 points 3 days ago

And most secondary apps, e.g. git and sshfs, even Gigolo, recognize these aliases. It's the best.

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

And vscode uses them for remote ssh development.

[-] Xanza@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

This is the way. Even if you have a lot, it's not hard to pull up a list of options;

❯ cat ~/.ssh/config | grep 'Host ' | awk '{print $2}'

Or you can make it interactive;

❯ ssh $(cat ~/.ssh/config | grep 'Host ' | awk '{print $2}' | fzf)

ez pz

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Meh. ssh<space><tab><tab> does the same.

Also, useless use of cat. And grep.

awk '/Host / {print $2}' ~/.ssh/config | fzf
[-] elmicha@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago

Or just use completion: press tab once or twice after the ssh command (and a space). If that doesn't work, install the bash-completion package.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

Shell completion ftw. Once you grok the double-tab you might start using the terminal more than your filemanager.

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