trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) - an openssh client alternative

Introduction

trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) is an open-source project written in golang, designed as a drop-in replacement for the openssh client. It aims to provide complete compatibility with openssh, mirroring all its features, while also offering additional useful features not found in the openssh client.

Basic Features

trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) works exactly like the openssh client. The following common features have been implemented:

Features	Support Options
SSH Proxy	`-J` `-W` `ProxyJump` `ProxyCommand`
Pseudo TTY	`-t` `-T` `RequestTTY`, `RemoteCommand`
Multiplexing	`ControlMaster` `ControlPath` `ControlPersist`
SSH Agent	`-a` `-A` `ForwardAgent` `IdentityAgent` `SSH_AUTH_SOCK`
Known Hosts	`UserKnownHostsFile` `GlobalKnownHostsFile` `StrictHostKeyChecking`
Authentication	`PubkeyAuthentication` `PasswordAuthentication` `KbdInteractiveAuthentication`
Basic Login	`-l` `-p` `-i` `-F` `HostName` `Port` `User` `IdentityFile` `SendEnv` `SetEnv`
Port Forward	`-g` `-f` `-N` `-L` `-R` `-D` `LocalForward` `RemoteForward` `DynamicForward` `GatewayPorts` `ClearAllForwardings`

Extra Features

trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) offers additional useful features:

English	中文
trzsz ( trz / tsz )	trzsz ( trz / tsz )
Login Prompt	界面登录
Batch Login	批量登录
Group Labels	分组标签
Automated Interaction	自动交互
Remember Password	记住密码
Personal Configuration	个性配置
Other Features	其他功能
Prompt Shortcuts	界面快捷键
Trouble Shooting	故障排除

Installation

Install with scoop / winget / choco on Windows
scoop install tssh / winget install tssh / choco install tssh
```
scoop install tssh
```
```
winget install tssh
```
```
choco install tssh
```
Install with homebrew on MacOS
brew install trzsz-ssh
```
brew update
brew install trzsz-ssh
```

Install with apt on Ubuntu

sudo apt install tssh

sudo apt update && sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:trzsz/ppa && sudo apt update

sudo apt install tssh

Install with apt on Debian

sudo apt install tssh

sudo apt install curl gpg
curl -s 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x7074ce75da7cc691c1ae1a7c7e51d1ad956055ca' \
  | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/trzsz.gpg
echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/trzsz.gpg] https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/trzsz/ppa/ubuntu jammy main' \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trzsz.list
sudo apt update

sudo apt install tssh

Install with yum on Linux

sudo yum install tssh

Install with gemfury repository.

echo '[trzsz]
name=Trzsz Repo
baseurl=https://yum.fury.io/trzsz/
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0' | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/trzsz.repo

sudo yum install tssh

Install with wlnmp repository. It's not necessary to configure the epel repository for tssh.
```
curl -fsSL "https://sh.wlnmp.com/wlnmp.sh" | bash

sudo yum install tssh
```

Install with yay on ArchLinux
yay -S tssh
```
yay -Syu
yay -S tssh
```
Install with Go ( Requires go 1.20 or later )
go install github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/cmd/tssh@latest
```
go install github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/cmd/tssh@latest
```
The binaries are usually located in ~/go/bin/ ( C:\Users\your_name\go\bin\ on Windows ).

Build from source ( Requires go 1.20 or later )

sudo make install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh.git
cd trzsz-ssh
make
sudo make install

Download from the Releases

Contributing

Welcome and thank you for considering contributing. We appreciate all forms of support, from coding and testing to documentation and CI/CD improvements.

Fork and clone the repository https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh.git.
Make your changes just don't break or fix the unit tests go test ./tssh.
Build the binary go build -o ./bin/ ./cmd/tssh and test it ./bin/tssh.
Once you are happy with your changes, please submit a pull request.

Screenshot

Contact

Feel free to email the author lonnywong@qq.com, or create an issue. Welcome to join the QQ group: 318578930.

Sponsor

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