@rifqiadhi/sshpick

Stop typing ssh commands by hand. sshpick reads your ~/.ssh/config, lists your servers, and connects you in one keystroke.

npm package: @rifqiadhi/sshpick | npm install -g @rifqiadhi/sshpick

Install

git clone https://github.com/rifqiadhis/sshpick.git
cd sshpick
npm link

Or from npm:

npm install -g @rifqiadhi/sshpick

Or run directly:

node bin/sshpick.js

Usage

sshpick                          # interactive picker
sshpick <host>                   # connect to a saved host
sshpick <user>@<host> [-i key]   # ad-hoc connect, passed straight to ssh
sshpick add <name> ...           # save a host to ~/.ssh/config
sshpick edit <name> [user@host] [-i key] [-p port]   # update a saved host
sshpick rm <name>                # remove a saved host
sshpick rename <old> <new>       # rename a saved host
sshpick --list                   # list saved hosts

Editing and removing hosts

# change fields in place (only the given ones are updated)
sshpick edit my-vps [email protected] -p 2222
sshpick edit my-vps -i ~/.ssh/new_key.pem

# or edit the config in $EDITOR
sshpick edit my-vps

# rename the alias
sshpick rename my-vps web-prod

# remove it
sshpick rm my-vps

Adding hosts

Feed it the ssh command you normally type:

sshpick add my-vps --from "ssh [email protected] -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519"

# or directly
sshpick add my-vps [email protected] -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
sshpick add db-server [email protected] -p 2222

This appends a standard block to ~/.ssh/config:

Host my-vps
  HostName 203.0.113.10
  User adi
  IdentityFile /home/you/.ssh/id_ed25519

So plain ssh my-vps keeps working too.

Connecting

sshpick                                # pick from the list
sshpick my-vps                         # connect to a saved host
sshpick [email protected] -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519   # one-off

Picker keys

| Key | Action | |---|---| | up/down or j/k | navigate | | typing | filter hosts | | Enter | connect | | e | open ~/.ssh/config in $EDITOR | | esc / q | quit |

Notes

• Reads HostName, User, Port, IdentityFile from ~/.ssh/config, including Include directives.
• Saved hosts are plain ssh config entries, so they work with the ssh command as usual.
• Keystrokes typed while the picker is open are flushed before the connection starts, so nothing leaks into the remote session.

Config

Set SSHPICK_CONFIG=/path/to/config to use a different ssh config file.

License

MIT