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sshconf_read_modify_save_ssh_config_file.py

python

This quickstart demonstrates how to read, modify, and save an SSH configuration

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sshconf_read_modify_save_ssh_config_file.py
1from sshconf import read_ssh_config
2from os.path import expanduser
3
4# Load the configuration from ~/.ssh/config
5config = read_ssh_config(expanduser("~/.ssh/config"))
6
7# Add or update a host configuration
8config.add('myserver', 
9           Hostname='1.2.3.4', 
10           User='ubuntu', 
11           Port='22', 
12           IdentityFile='~/.ssh/id_rsa')
13
14# Accessing parameters
15print(f"Host: {config.host('myserver')['hostname']}")
16
17# Save the changes
18config.save()