docs: document SSH options, uninstall, and zsh completion for v0.0.21

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Changelog # Changelog
## v0.0.21
- Ship a zsh completion script built for large caches: 5000 hosts complete in under 0.1 s instead of hanging for seconds with Cobra's generated script.
- Add `completion.max_results` to limit the number of hostnames offered per completion.
- Register zsh completion in the managed `.zshrc` block (`fpath` and `compdef`), also when `compinit` already ran, e.g. with oh-my-zsh. The installer reports which completions it set up.
- Add `netssh uninstall [--keep-config] [--dry-run] [--yes]` to remove the binary, profile entries of all versions, completions, cache, and config (with a private backup).
- Write marked `# >>> netssh >>>` blocks from `netssh hook install` and the wizard, replacing unmarked entries of older versions instead of appending.
- Add jump host support: `ssh.proxy_jump` globally, per NetBox instance, and per rule, plus `--jump HOST` and `--no-jump`.
- Add `ssh.host_key_checking` (`strict`, `accept-new`, `off`) for netssh connections only.
- Add `ssh.target: name|hostname` so `~/.ssh/config` host patterns apply and known_hosts entries belong to the device, and `ssh.address_family`.
- Add `ssh.options` and `ssh.extra_args`, and `ssh.rules` that match by tag, instance, kind, or name pattern.
- Add `netssh --version` / `netssh version` and `netssh --dry-run` to print the final ssh command.
## v0.0.20 ## v0.0.20
- Configure multiple named NetBox instances and search them together in parallel. - Configure multiple named NetBox instances and search them together in parallel.
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- **Host shortcuts** — type `web01` instead of `web01.example.com`; configurable domain strip and hyphen folding - **Host shortcuts** — type `web01` instead of `web01.example.com`; configurable domain strip and hyphen folding
- **Shell aliases** — `netssh alias` generates shell aliases for all cached hosts - **Shell aliases** — `netssh alias` generates shell aliases for all cached hosts
- **Automatic 24h cache refresh** — the cache is refreshed in the background every 24 hours - **Automatic 24h cache refresh** — the cache is refreshed in the background every 24 hours
- **Jump hosts and SSH options** — `proxy_jump`, host key checking, connection target, and free `-o` options per netssh, per NetBox instance, or per tag/name rule — without touching `~/.ssh/config`
- **Dry run** — `netssh --dry-run host` prints the final `ssh` command instead of connecting
- **Clean uninstall** — `netssh uninstall` removes the binary, profile entries of all versions, completions, cache, and config
## Installation ## Installation
@@ -135,6 +138,11 @@ cache:
ssh: ssh:
default_user: admin # used when no user is specified on the command line default_user: admin # used when no user is specified on the command line
default_port: 2222 # optional; injected as -p if not specified on the command line default_port: 2222 # optional; injected as -p if not specified on the command line
# See "SSH options" below for proxy_jump, host_key_checking, target,
# address_family, extra_args, options, and rules.
completion:
max_results: 0 # hostnames offered per <Tab>; 0 = unlimited
shortcuts: shortcuts:
domains: # strip these suffixes to create short aliases domains: # strip these suffixes to create short aliases
@@ -240,6 +248,74 @@ netssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no db-primary
The process is replaced by `ssh` with the resolved IP — your `~/.ssh/config`, agent, and keys all work as normal. The process is replaced by `ssh` with the resolved IP — your `~/.ssh/config`, agent, and keys all work as normal.
### Dry run and version
```sh
netssh --dry-run web01 # print the final ssh command instead of connecting
netssh --version # or: netssh version
```
Long options (`--dry-run`, `--jump`, `--no-jump`) are netssh's own; OpenSSH has
no long options. They must come before the hostname — everything after the
hostname is the remote command.
### SSH options
All settings below go under `ssh:`. The same keys (except `rules`) can be set
per NetBox instance under `netboxes[].ssh` (or `netbox.ssh`), and per rule.
More specific settings win: global → instance → matching rules (in order) →
command-line flags. Options you pass on the command line always take precedence
over the config.
```yaml
ssh:
proxy_jump: "jumphost.example.com" # passed as -J; "none" disables an inherited jump host
host_key_checking: accept-new # strict | accept-new | off; unset = ssh's own setting
target: ip # ip (default) | name | hostname
address_family: inet # any | inet (-4) | inet6 (-6)
extra_args: ["-A"] # inserted before your own arguments
options: # passed as -o Key=Value
ServerAliveInterval: 60
ServerAliveCountMax: 5
rules: # every set match field must match
- match: {tag: dmz} # tag name or slug
proxy_jump: "dmz-jump.example.com"
- match: {instance: lab, name: "*.lab.example.com", kind: vm}
host_key_checking: off
netboxes:
- name: prod
url: "https://netbox.example.com"
token: "nbt_…"
ssh:
proxy_jump: "jumphost.example.com"
- name: staging
url: "https://netbox-staging.example.com"
token: "nbt_…"
ssh:
host_key_checking: off
```
**Jump hosts.** Override the configured jump host for a single call with
`--jump other.example.com` (or ssh's own `-J`), or disable all jump hosts —
including `ProxyJump` from `~/.ssh/config` — with `--no-jump`.
**Host key checking.** `strict` sets `StrictHostKeyChecking=yes`, `accept-new`
accepts keys of new hosts but rejects changed ones. `off` sets
`StrictHostKeyChecking=no`, `UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null`, and `LogLevel=ERROR`
for netssh connections only and prints a short notice. Use it only for hosts
that are reinstalled often, such as staging; it disables protection against
man-in-the-middle attacks.
**Connection target.** By default netssh calls `ssh <ip>`. With `target: name`,
it calls `ssh -o HostName=<ip> -o HostKeyAlias=<name> <name>`: the resolved IP
is still used, but `Host *.example.com` rules in `~/.ssh/config` apply, and
known_hosts entries belong to the device instead of an IP that may be reused.
With `target: hostname`, ssh resolves the NetBox name itself (DNS or
`~/.ssh/config`). Names that are not valid hostnames fall back to the IP.
Switching to `name` stores new known_hosts entries under the device name, so
ssh asks once to confirm each host key.
### Default username ### Default username
Set `ssh.default_user` in the config to avoid typing a username every time: Set `ssh.default_user` in the config to avoid typing a username every time:
@@ -422,7 +498,7 @@ netssh hook install --shell zsh
netssh hook install --shell fish netssh hook install --shell fish
``` ```
This appends a single line (`netssh shell-init`) to your shell profile. To remove it: This adds a marked block (`# >>> netssh >>>` … `# <<< netssh <<<`) to your shell profile. To remove it:
```sh ```sh
netssh hook uninstall netssh hook uninstall
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| zsh | `~/.zfunc/_netssh` | | zsh | `~/.zfunc/_netssh` |
| fish | `~/.config/fish/completions/netssh.fish` | | fish | `~/.config/fish/completions/netssh.fish` |
For zsh, make sure `~/.zfunc` is in your `fpath` (add to `~/.zshrc`): For zsh, the netssh block in `~/.zshrc` (written by the installer and by
`netssh hook install --shell zsh`) adds `~/.zfunc` to `fpath` and registers the
completion with `compdef`, also when `compinit` already ran earlier — for
example via oh-my-zsh. Without the block, add `fpath=(~/.zfunc $fpath)` before
`compinit`. If `<Tab>` still completes files, clear the completion cache:
```zsh ```zsh
fpath=(~/.zfunc $fpath) rm -f ~/.zcompdump* && exec zsh
autoload -Uz compinit && compinit
``` ```
Completions are served from the local cache — no network request on every `<Tab>`. Completions are served from the local cache — no network request on every `<Tab>`.
The zsh script that `netssh completion zsh` prints is built for large caches:
5000 hosts complete in well under a second. To limit the number of hostnames
offered, set `completion.max_results`.
## Shell Hook ## Shell Hook
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What gets written to the profile: What gets written to the profile:
**bash / zsh** (`~/.bashrc` or `~/.zshrc`): **bash** (`~/.bashrc`):
```bash ```bash
netssh shell-init # netssh cache auto-refresh # >>> netssh >>>
source ~/.cache/netssh/aliases.sh 2>/dev/null # netssh aliases netssh shell-init
[ ! -f '/home/user/.cache/netssh/aliases.sh' ] || . '/home/user/.cache/netssh/aliases.sh'
# <<< netssh <<<
```
**zsh** (`~/.zshrc`) additionally registers the completion:
```zsh
fpath=('/home/user/.zfunc' $fpath)
if (( $+functions[compdef] )); then autoload -Uz _netssh && compdef _netssh netssh; fi
``` ```
**fish** (`~/.config/fish/config.fish`): **fish** (`~/.config/fish/config.fish`):
```fish ```fish
netssh shell-init # netssh cache auto-refresh # >>> netssh >>>
netssh shell-init
# <<< netssh <<<
``` ```
Fish alias file (`~/.config/fish/conf.d/netssh.fish`) is written automatically and sourced by fish on every shell start without any profile changes. Fish alias file (`~/.config/fish/conf.d/netssh.fish`) is written automatically and sourced by fish on every shell start without any profile changes.
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| zsh | `~/.zshrc` | `~/.cache/netssh/aliases.sh` | | zsh | `~/.zshrc` | `~/.cache/netssh/aliases.sh` |
| fish | `~/.config/fish/config.fish` | `~/.config/fish/conf.d/netssh.fish` | | fish | `~/.config/fish/config.fish` | `~/.config/fish/conf.d/netssh.fish` |
The install is idempotent — running it again changes nothing if the lines are already present. The install is idempotent — running it again changes nothing if the block is already present. Unmarked lines written by older versions are replaced by the block.
Reload your profile after installation to activate immediately: Reload your profile after installation to activate immediately:
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netssh hook uninstall --shell zsh netssh hook uninstall --shell zsh
``` ```
Removes both the `netssh shell-init` line and the `source aliases.sh` line from the profile. The alias files (`aliases.sh`, `netssh.fish`) are left on disk — delete them manually if desired. Removes the netssh block and unmarked entries of older versions from the profile. The alias files (`aliases.sh`, `netssh.fish`) are left on disk. To remove netssh completely, use `netssh uninstall`.
### Relation to the connect-time auto-refresh ### Relation to the connect-time auto-refresh
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Both are non-blocking — the refresh runs as a background process and never delays your prompt or SSH connection. They share `~/.cache/netssh/last_refresh`, so only one background refresh runs per 24-hour window regardless of how many shells or connections are opened. Both are non-blocking — the refresh runs as a background process and never delays your prompt or SSH connection. They share `~/.cache/netssh/last_refresh`, so only one background refresh runs per 24-hour window regardless of how many shells or connections are opened.
## Uninstall
```sh
netssh uninstall --dry-run # show what would be removed
netssh uninstall # asks for confirmation
netssh uninstall --keep-config # keep config and notes for a reinstall
```
`netssh uninstall` removes:
- netssh blocks and unmarked entries of older versions from `~/.bashrc`, `~/.bash_profile`, `~/.bash_login`, `~/.profile`, `~/.zshrc`, `~/.zprofile`, `~/.zshenv`, and `config.fish`
- completion files for bash, zsh (also the oh-my-zsh cache), fish, and the command alias
- the cache directory `~/.cache/netssh/` including per-instance caches and aliases
- `~/.config/netssh.yaml` (a private backup `netssh.yaml.backup-<timestamp>` is kept, because it contains API tokens) and local notes
- the netssh binary; if it is in a protected directory, netssh prints the `sudo rm` command to run
Afterwards open a new terminal; for zsh also run `rm -f ~/.zcompdump*`.
## Development ## Development
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## How it works ## How it works
1. `netssh` checks whether the first argument is a known subcommand (`configure`, `search`, `cache`, `completion`). If not, it enters SSH wrapper mode. 1. `netssh` checks whether the first argument is a known subcommand (`configure`, `search`, `cache`, `completion`, `version`, `uninstall`, …). If not, it enters SSH wrapper mode.
2. On first run or when `netbox.url` is empty, the interactive setup wizard starts automatically. 2. On first run or when `netbox.url` is empty, the interactive setup wizard starts automatically.
3. It parses the SSH arguments to extract the destination hostname, handling all flags that consume an extra argument (`-p`, `-i`, `-J`, …). 3. It parses the SSH arguments to extract the destination hostname, handling all flags that consume an extra argument (`-p`, `-i`, `-J`, …).
4. It resolves the destination: first an exact cache lookup, then shortcut expansion (domain append, hyphen folding) against the cache, and finally a fresh NetBox query with the expanded name. If the cache entry is within the TTL, no network request is made. 4. It resolves the destination: first an exact cache lookup, then shortcut expansion (domain append, hyphen folding) against the cache, and finally a fresh NetBox query with the expanded name. If the cache entry is within the TTL, no network request is made.
5. Otherwise it queries NetBox (`/api/dcim/devices/` and `/api/virtualization/virtual-machines/` in parallel), runs the result through the resolver chain, and caches the IP. 5. Otherwise it queries NetBox (`/api/dcim/devices/` and `/api/virtualization/virtual-machines/` in parallel), runs the result through the resolver chain, and caches the IP.
6. It calls `syscall.Exec` to replace itself with `ssh`, substituting the hostname with the resolved IP. 6. It adds the configured SSH options for the host (jump host, host key checking, `-o` options) before the destination and calls `syscall.Exec` to replace itself with `ssh`, substituting the hostname with the resolved IP (or the name, with `ssh.target: name`).