trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) - an openssh client alternative

trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) is an ssh client 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 |
Cipher |
-c Ciphers |
Pseudo TTY |
-t -T RequestTTY |
Network |
-4 -6 AddressFamily |
SSH Proxy |
-J -W ProxyJump ProxyCommand |
Multiplexing |
ControlMaster ControlPath ControlPersist |
Command |
RemoteCommand , LocalCommand , PermitLocalCommand |
SSH Agent |
-a -A ForwardAgent IdentityAgent SSH_AUTH_SOCK |
Known Hosts |
UserKnownHostsFile GlobalKnownHostsFile StrictHostKeyChecking |
Basic Login |
-l -p -i -F HostName Port User IdentityFile SendEnv SetEnv |
Authentication |
PubkeyAuthentication PasswordAuthentication KbdInteractiveAuthentication |
Port Forward |
-g -f -N -L -R -D LocalForward RemoteForward DynamicForward GatewayPorts ClearAllForwardings |
trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) offers additional useful features:
Installation
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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
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Install with homebrew on MacOS
brew install trzsz-ssh
brew update
brew install trzsz-ssh
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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
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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
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Install with yum on Linux
sudo yum install tssh
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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
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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
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Install with yay on ArchLinux
yay -S tssh
yay -Syu
yay -S tssh
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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 ).
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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
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Download from the GitHub Releases, unzip and add to PATH
environment.
Contributing
Welcome and thank you for considering contributing. We appreciate all forms of support, from coding and testing to documentation and CI/CD improvements.
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Fork and clone the repository https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh.git
.
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Make your changes just ensure that the unit tests go test ./tssh
pass.
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Build the binary go build -o ./bin/ ./cmd/tssh
and test it ./bin/tssh
.
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Once you are happy with your changes, please submit a pull request.
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