SHY(1) General Commands Manual SHY(1)

shy - barebones ssh launcher

shy [OPTIONS]

shy is a lil console ui for quickly connecting to an ssh server. It parses your `~/.ssh/config` file and displays all your "Host" patterns, allowing you to quickly select one using a readline-ish prompt.

Usually shy is started with no options:

shy

To connect more quickly to a host, you may want to launch in search mode:

shy -s

If you want to use a config file other than `~/.ssh/config`, you can pass a path using the `-c` or `--config` options.

-c, --config FILE

Use FILE instead of ~/.ssh/config

-h, --help

Print a help summary and exit.

-v, --version

Print version information and exit.

If no config file is found, shy will fail to start.

shy has two modes: Navigation mode and Search mode. By default, the program is in Navigation mode - a simple list view that lets you move your selected host up or down.

By pressing `i`, `s`, `f`, or `/`, the program enters Search mode, allowing you to quickly jump to a host by typing the beginning of its name.

q, Esc, Ctrl-c

Quit shy.

Up arrow, Ctrl-p, k

Select previous host in list.
Down arrow, Ctrl-n, j
Select next host in list.
Page Down, Spacebar
Jump down by five entries.
Page Up, -
Jump up by five entries.

Enter

Connect to selected host.

i, s, /, f

Enter search mode.
r, F5
Refresh view.

Esc, Ctrl-c

Clear the input, and then exit Search mode.

Up arrow, Ctrl-p, k

Select previous matching host.
Down arrow, Ctrl-n, j
Select next matching host.

Enter

Connect to selected host.

shy is maintained by chris west, and released under the MIT license.

shy's Gopher hole:

gopher://phkt.io/1/shy
shy's webpage:
https://github.com/xvxx/shy
2020-05-04