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Life & fun · December 10, 2023

Interactive SSH port forwarding scenarios

Maybe some of you feel like me sometimes: I don't need SSH port forwarding very often. That's why I usually forget the exact ssh call by the time I need it. So that I no longer have to search for the correct call in the man page or on the Internet, I have implemented common scenarios interactively. Simply enter addresses, ports and user names and the result is the correct ssh call. I can simply copy it and use it.

Interactive SSH port forwarding scenarios launched on December 10, 2023 with 16 votes, #900 of 3,780 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.

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In plain words

Interactive SSH Port Forwarding Scenarios is a tool that generates correct SSH port forwarding commands for common use cases. Users input addresses, ports, and usernames through an interactive interface, and the tool outputs the ready-to-use SSH command. It's designed for developers and system administrators who infrequently use SSH port forwarding and want to avoid searching documentation or syntax references each time they need it.

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From the sources

Interactive SSH port forwarding scenarios. Contribute to BarbieCue/ssh-wtf development by creating an account on GitHub.

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