rembook

rembook is a simple CLI tool that helps you bookmark and manage SSH connections from your bash history. Stop scrolling through .bash_history to find that one server you accessed last week!

Features

• 📚 Automatic History Parsing: Scans your .bash_history for SSH connections
• 🔖 Bookmark Management: Save frequently used SSH commands with memorable names
• 🎯 Quick Access: Launch saved connections with a single command
• 📊 Interactive Selection: Browse available connections in a neat table
• 🔢 Smart Sorting: Shows most frequently used connections first

Installation

From PyPI

pip install rembook

From Source

git clone git@github.com:Glucksistemi/rembook.git
cd rembook
pip install -e .

Usage

Basic Usage

Simply run rembook to see an interactive list of all available SSH connections:

rembook

This will display a table with:

• All your bookmarked connections
• SSH commands from your bash history (sorted by frequency)

Select a connection by entering its number, or type a new SSH command directly.

Launch a Saved Bookmark

rembook myserver

This will execute the SSH command associated with the bookmark myserver.

Create a Bookmark

Add a bookmark interactively:

rembook -a

You'll be prompted to select a connection and give it a name.

Or create a bookmark directly:

rembook mybookmark -a

This will prompt you to select a connection to save as mybookmark.

Delete a Bookmark

rembook mybookmark -d

Or delete interactively:

rembook -d

Examples

Example 1: Browse and connect

$ rembook
No  Connection              Bookmark
--  ----------------------  ----------
1   ssh user@server1.com    prod
2   ssh admin@192.168.1.1   router
3   ssh dev@staging.com

Enter number of connection or ssh command [1]: 1
# Connects to server1.com

Example 2: Save a bookmark

$ rembook production -a
No  Connection              Bookmark
--  ----------------------  ----------
1   ssh user@prod.app.com
2   ssh admin@192.168.1.1   router

Enter number of connection or ssh command [1]: 1
# Saves ssh user@prod.app.com as "production"

Example 3: Use a saved bookmark

$ rembook production
# Immediately connects to ssh user@prod.app.com

Example 4: Quick SSH with custom command

$ rembook
No  Connection              Bookmark
--  ----------------------  ----------
1   ssh user@server1.com    prod

Enter number of connection or ssh command [1]: user@newserver.com
# Connects to ssh user@newserver.com

How It Works

1. History Parsing: rembook scans your ~/.bash_history file for SSH commands
2. Frequency Analysis: Commands are ranked by how often you've used them
3. Persistent Bookmarks: Saved bookmarks are stored in your user config directory
4. Quick Execution: Selected commands are executed directly via os.system()

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Bash shell (uses .bash_history)
• Linux or macOS

Dependencies

• typer - CLI framework
• tabulate - Table formatting
• appdirs - Cross-platform config directory

Configuration

Bookmarks are stored in a JSON file at:

• Linux: ~/.config/rembook/bookmarks.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/rembook/bookmarks.json

License

BSD 3-Clause License. See LICENSE file for details.

Author

Kirill Nikolsky - glucksistemi@gmail.com

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Repository

https://github.com/Glucksistemi/rembook