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SSH
This quick reference cheat sheet provides various for using SSH.
# Getting Started
- Connecting
Connect to a server (default port 22)
$ ssh root@192.168.1.5
Connect on a specific port
$ ssh root@192.168.1.5 -p 6222
Connect via pem file (0400 permissions)
$ ssh -i /path/file.pem root@192.168.1.5
See: SSH Permissions
- Executing
Executes remote command
$ ssh root@192.168.1.5 'ls -l'
Invoke a local script
$ ssh root@192.168.1.5 bash < script.sh
Compresses and downloads from a server
$ ssh root@192.168.1.5 "tar cvzf - ~/source" > output.tgz
- SCP
Copies from remote to local
$ scp user@server:/dir/file.ext dest/
Copies between two servers
$ scp user@server:/file user@server:/dir
Copies from local to remote
$ scp dest/file.ext user@server:/dir
Copies a whole folder
$ scp -r user@server:/dir dest/
Copies all files from a folder
$ scp user@server:/dir/* dest/
Copies from a server folder to the current folder
$ scp user@server:/dir/* .
Config location
/etc/ssh/ssh_config System-wide config
~/.ssh/config User-specific config
~/.ssh/id_{type} Private key
~/.ssh/id_{type}.pub Public key
~/.ssh/known_hosts Logged in host
~/.ssh/authorized_keys Authorized login key
SCP Options
scp -r Recursively copy entire directories
scp -C Compresses data
scp -v Prints verbose info
scp -P 8080 Uses a specific Port
scp -B Batch mode (Prevents password)
scp -p Preserves times and modes
Config sample
Host server1
HostName 192.168.1.5
User root
Port 22
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/server1.key
Launch by alias
$ ssh server1
See: Full Config Options
ProxyJump
$ ssh -J proxy_host1 remote_host2
$ ssh -J user@proxy_host1 user@remote_host2
Multiple jumps
$ ssh -J user@proxy_host1:port1,user@proxy_host2:port2 user@remote_host3
ssh-copy-id
$ ssh-copy-id user@server
Copy to alias server
$ ssh-copy-id server1
Copy specific key
$ ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub user@server
# SSH keygen
ssh-keygen
$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your@mail.com"
-t Type of key
-b The number of bits in the key
-C Provides a new comment
Generate an RSA 4096 bit key with email as a comment
- Generate
Generate a key interactively
$ ssh-keygen
Specify filename
$ ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/filename
Generate public key from private key
$ ssh-keygen -y -f private.key > public.pub
Change comment
$ ssh-keygen -c -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa
Change private key passphrase
$ ssh-keygen -p -f ~/.ssh/id rsa
Key type
rsa
ed25519
dsa
ecdsa
- known_hosts
Search from known_hosts
$ ssh-keygen -F <ip/hostname>
Remove from known_hosts
$ ssh-keygen -R <ip/hostname>
Key format
PEM
PKCS8
# Also see
OpenSSH Config File Examples (cyberciti.biz)
ssh_config (linux.die.net)
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