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# nossh
A lightning-fast SSH endpoint finder and launcher with fuzzy history lookup and ⬢ `.ssh/config` reference.
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## Features
- **Fuzzy history search**
Quickly fuzzy-find and re-run past `ssh` commands youve executed.
- **`.ssh/config` lookup**
Instantly search host entries from your `~/.ssh/config`.
- **Interactive mode**
Presents a searchable list of endpoints for one-shot selection.
- **External invocation**
Falls back to standard `ssh` when provided arguments.
- **Configurable config path**
Override the default `~/.ssh/config` via an `--ssh-config-path` flag or `SSH_CONFIG_PATH` env var.
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## Installation
```bash
cargo install nossh
````
Or build from source:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/yourorg/nossh.git
cd nossh
cargo build --release
cp target/release/nossh /usr/local/bin/
```
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## Quickstart
1. **Launch interactive search**
```bash
nossh
```
* Fuzzy-find against:
* Your cached history of `ssh …` commands.
* Host entries in your `~/.ssh/config`.
2. **Run a past command or config entry**
```bash
# Start typing “git.fr” and press Enter:
$ nossh
1. ratchet:22
2. somegateway:222
# 3. git.front.kjuulh.io
> git.fr
# then Enter runs:
ssh git.front.kjuulh.io
```
3. **Direct `ssh` passthrough**
```bash
nossh user@host -p 2222
```
Behaves exactly like `ssh …`; also logs the invocation for future fuzzy lookup.
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## Usage
```text
nossh [--ssh-config-path <path>] [<ssh-args>...]
```
| Option | Description |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--ssh-config-path PATH` | Path to your SSH `config` file (default: `~/.ssh/config`). Overrides `SSH_CONFIG_PATH` env var |
| `<ssh-args>…` | If provided, forwarded to `ssh` as normal. |
### Environment
* `SSH_CONFIG_PATH`
Alternative way to point to your SSH config:
```bash
export SSH_CONFIG_PATH="/custom/path/config"
```
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## Configuration
The default SSH config path is `${HOME}/.ssh/config`. If that file is missing or you wish to use a different config, set the flag or env var:
```bash
nossh --ssh-config-path /mnt/shared/ssh_config
```
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## How It Works
1. **Startup**
* Reads `~/.ssh/config` (or your override).
* Loads your SSHcommand history database (`~/.local/share/nossh/db.sqlite3`).
2. **Interactive Mode**
* Presents a fuzzy prompt (via `fzf`-style) combining:
* Host patterns from config.
* Host strings from history (e.g. `user@host -p 2222`).
3. **Selection**
* On Enter, launches `ssh` with the selected arguments.
* In external (non-interactive) mode, simply proxies `ssh …` and appends to history.
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## Examples
* **Basic interactive**
```bash
nossh
```
* **Forced interactive**
```bash
nossh interactive
```
* **One-liner passthrough**
```bash
nossh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 root@example.com
```
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## Development
Clone and run tests:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/kjuulh/nossh.git
cd nossh
cargo test
```
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## License
MIT-licensed
```