exssh 0.1.3

Provide automation capability for any ssh client.

exssh

Provide automation capability for any ssh client.

Install

pip install exssh

with bitwarden cli support:

pip install exssh[bitwarden]

Usage

• CONNECT_CONFIG connection config file (default: ~/.ssh/connect.conf)
• EXPECT_CONFIG expect config file (default: ~/.ssh/expect.conf)
• ESCAPE escape character to send (default: ^])
• COMMAND_START local command start for copy result (default: ``)
• COMMAND_END local command end for copy result (default: ^I)
• PROG ssh client program (default: ssh)
• EXTRA extra parameter for ssh client program

python3 -m exssh [-h] [-p PORT] [--timeout TIMEOUT] [--connect-config CONNECT_CONFIG] [--expect-config EXPECT_CONFIG] [--escape ESCAPE] [--command-start COMMAND_START] [--command-end COMMAND_END] [--prog PROG] [--extra EXTRA] [--debug] host

CONNECT_CONFIG

[*]
prog=zssh
-z=^\\
extra=-t "tmux new-session -A -s main"

[*-vps]
prog=mosh
--predict=experimental
--predict-overwrite=

• config section title is matching ssh host of ~/.ssh/config
• prog and extra are the same functions of command arguments
• other configs are parameters specific to the choosing prog

EXPECT_CONFIG

[ssh-host]
prompt = Welcome to HOST
user = Username
password = P@ssw0rd

• config section title is matching ssh host of ~/.ssh/config
• prompt is the indicator of successful connection in case not autodetected
• other keys are trigger keywords, values are auto filled responses

Example

python3 -m exssh --connect-config ~/.ssh/connect.conf --expect-config ~/.ssh/expect.conf --escape \\x1b --command-start \!\! --command-end \& ssh-host

In this example, when connected to ssh-host: press <Esc> to escape type !!cat ~/.bashrc& will copy execute result into clipboard