sshclick

Terminal-based SSH config manager with groups

TLDR

List all configured SSH hosts

$ sshc host list

Show host details in card format

$ sshc host show [myserver] --style card

Create a new host group

$ sshc group create [mygroup] --desc "[Production servers]"

Create a host with parameters

$ sshc host create [myserver] --param hostname=[example.com] --param user=[admin] --param port=[22]

Delete a host

$ sshc host delete [myserver]

Launch the interactive TUI

$ sshc tui

SYNOPSIS

sshc resource action [options]

sshclick is a CLI and TUI tool for managing SSH configuration files. It parses your SSH config (`~/.ssh/config` by default) and provides commands to list, filter, modify, and view host entries. Through additional metadata comments, it supports abstractions like host groups and descriptions for better organization.The TUI mode provides interactive navigation, search, and editing of hosts and groups.

PARAMETERS

-f, --file PATH

Use a specific SSH config file (default `~/.ssh/config`).

--style STYLE

Output style: table, card, json.

--param key=value

Set an SSH option on a host (e.g. hostname, user, port, identityfile).

--desc TEXT

Description metadata for hosts or groups.

SUBCOMMANDS

host list

List all SSH hosts in the config.

host show name

Display details for a single host.

host create name

Add a new host entry.

host set name

Modify an existing host's parameters.

host delete name

Remove a host entry.

group list / group show / group create / group delete

Manage groups of hosts.

tui

Launch the interactive terminal UI.

CAVEATS

Edits to the SSH config file may reorder or rewrite comments. Always keep a backup before bulk operations.

HISTORY

sshclick was created by Karlo Tisaj (karlot) and is written in Python.