trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) - an openssh client alternative

trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) is an ssh client designed as a drop-in replacement for the openssh client. It aims to provide complete compatibility with openssh, mirroring all its features, while also offering additional useful features not found in the openssh client.

Basic Features

trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) works exactly like the openssh client. The following common features have been implemented:

Features	Support Options
Cipher	-c Ciphers
Pseudo TTY	-t -T RequestTTY
Network	-4 -6 AddressFamily
SSH Proxy	-J -W ProxyJump ProxyCommand
Multiplexing	ControlMaster ControlPath ControlPersist
Command	RemoteCommand, LocalCommand, PermitLocalCommand
SSH Agent	-a -A ForwardAgent IdentityAgent SSH_AUTH_SOCK
X11 Forward	-x -X -Y ForwardX11 ForwardX11Trusted ForwardX11Timeout
Known Hosts	UserKnownHostsFile GlobalKnownHostsFile StrictHostKeyChecking
Basic Login	-l -p -i -F HostName Port User IdentityFile SendEnv SetEnv
Authentication	PubkeyAuthentication PasswordAuthentication KbdInteractiveAuthentication
Port Forward	-g -f -N -L -R -D LocalForward RemoteForward DynamicForward GatewayPorts ClearAllForwardings

Extra Features

trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) offers additional useful features:

English	中文
Login Prompt	登录界面
Custom Theme	主题风格
trzsz ( trz / tsz )	trzsz ( trz / tsz )
zmodem ( rz / sz )	zmodem ( rz / sz )
Batch Login	批量登录
Group Labels	分组标签
Automated Interaction	自动交互
Remember Password	记住密码
Custom Configuration	个性配置
Comments of Config	配置注释
Clipboard Integration	剪贴板集成
Other Features	其他功能
UDP Mode	UDP 模式

Installation

• Install with scoop / winget / choco on Windows

  scoop install tssh / winget install tssh / choco install tssh

  scoop install tssh

  winget install tssh

  choco install tssh

• Install with homebrew on MacOS

  brew install trzsz-ssh

  brew update
  brew install trzsz-ssh

• Install with apt on Ubuntu

  sudo apt install tssh

  sudo apt update && sudo apt install software-properties-common
  sudo add-apt-repository ppa:trzsz/ppa && sudo apt update
  
  sudo apt install tssh

• Install with apt on Debian

  sudo apt install tssh

  sudo apt install curl gpg
  curl -s 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x7074ce75da7cc691c1ae1a7c7e51d1ad956055ca' \
    | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/trzsz.gpg
  echo 'deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/trzsz.gpg] https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/trzsz/ppa/ubuntu jammy main' \
    | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trzsz.list
  sudo apt update
  
  sudo apt install tssh

• Install with yum on Linux

  sudo yum install tssh

  • Install with gemfury repository.

    echo '[trzsz]
    name=Trzsz Repo
    baseurl=https://yum.fury.io/trzsz/
    enabled=1
    gpgcheck=0' | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/trzsz.repo
    
    sudo yum install tssh

  • Install with wlnmp repository. It's not necessary to configure the epel repository for tssh.

    curl -fsSL "https://sh.wlnmp.com/wlnmp.sh" | bash
    
    sudo yum install tssh

• Install with yay on ArchLinux

  yay -S tssh

  yay -Syu
  yay -S tssh

• Install with Go ( Requires go 1.21 or later )

  go install github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/cmd/tssh@latest

  go install github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/cmd/tssh@latest

  The binaries are usually located in ~/go/bin/ ( C:\Users\your_name\go\bin\ on Windows ).

• Build from source ( Requires go 1.21 or later )

  sudo make install

  git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh.git
  cd trzsz-ssh
  make
  sudo make install

• Download from the GitHub Releases, unzip and add to PATH environment.

Development

The github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/tssh can be used as a library, for example:

package main

import (
	"log"
	"os"

	"github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/tssh"
)

func main() {
	// Example 1: execute command on remote server
	client, err := tssh.SshLogin(&tssh.SshArgs{Destination: "root@192.168.0.1"})
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer client.Close()
	session, err := client.NewSession()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	defer session.Close()
	output, err := session.CombinedOutput("whoami")
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	log.Printf("I'm %s", string(output))

	// Example 2: run the tssh program
	code := tssh.TsshMain([]string{"-t", "root@192.168.0.1", "bash -l"})
	os.Exit(code)
}

Contributing

Welcome and thank you for considering contributing. We appreciate all forms of support, from coding and testing to documentation and CI/CD improvements.

• Fork and clone the repository https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh.git.

• Make your changes just ensure that the unit tests go test ./tssh pass.

• Build the binary go build -o ./bin/ ./cmd/tssh and test it ./bin/tssh.

• Once you are happy with your changes, please submit a pull request.

Screenshot

Contact

Feel free to email the author lonnywong@qq.com, or create an issue. Welcome to join the QQ group: 318578930.

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