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SSH Like a Boss: Why Remember Hosts When Your Terminal Can Do It for You?

Stop Typing, Start Tab-Completing! Your SSH Life Just Got Easier!

Karthick Dkk
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5 min readMar 17, 2025

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Hey Mate! Welcome to another blog. Here we will discuss about SSH automation.

Tired of manually typing long SSH commands every time? Want to auto-complete your SSH like a pro? Well, you’re in the right place!

Ever find yourself typing out long SSH commands, only to realize you’ve misspelled the hostname? Or worse — forgotten the exact host? 😫 If you’re tired of manually looking up hostnames, it’s time to level up your SSH game with auto-completion using ~/.ssh/config! 🚀

With just a bit of setup, you can:
Auto-complete SSH hostnames with Tab

Avoid remembering long hostnames

Save time and effort while connecting

SSH UI for Login

Let’s dive in and make SSH work for you, not against you! 😎

1️⃣ Without Use SSH Auto-Completion?

The Problem

Without SSH auto-completion, you might find yourself doing things like:

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Karthick Dkk
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Written by Karthick Dkk

DevSecOps Engineer passionate about Linux, cloud computing, and automation. Talks about Personal Development and Money.

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