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Install sshs with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop

Graphical command-line client for SSH. Version 4.7.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sshs

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sshs

MacPorts ports tree · net/sshs/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/sshs

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/sshs.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Graphical command-line client for SSH

Commands and aliases

  • sshs

history

Project history and usage

sshs is a Rust terminal user interface for choosing SSH hosts from an existing OpenSSH config file.

Project history

The upstream repository's earliest commits are from February 2022 and describe the initial implementation of the SSH host selector. The README defines the tool narrowly: it reads `~/.ssh/config`, lists hosts in a terminal interface, and launches the system `ssh` client rather than replacing OpenSSH.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through Homebrew, Chocolatey, Arch Linux, Alpine Linux, NetBSD pkgsrc, Nix flakes, and source builds, while the supplied package metadata also records MacPorts, pacman, Nix, Scoop, and Homebrew identifiers. That breadth indicates adoption as a small convenience CLI across multiple package ecosystems.

How it is used

Users install `sshs`, keep their normal OpenSSH configuration, and run the TUI to search and connect to configured hosts. The README also documents a `--config` option for users who want to point it at another SSH config file.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about sshs because it is intentionally boring in the best way: it layers a searchable TUI over the de facto OpenSSH config format, so packaging it is mostly about delivering a small Rust binary that respects existing user dotfiles.

Timeline

  • 2022: Initial upstream commits implemented the SSH host selector.
  • 2022: 1.0.0 and several early 1.x tags were published.
  • 2024: README documented broad package-manager installation paths.
  • 2025: 4.7.2 appeared in the upstream tag history.

Related projects

  • sshs belongs to the family of SSH connection managers and terminal launchers, but it delegates connection semantics to OpenSSH and its `ssh_config` file.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:ssh,client

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.ssh/config

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
sshscliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version4.7.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected4.7.2

https://github.com/quantumsheep/sshs

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:sshs
Version4.7.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sshs
Homepagehttps://github.com/quantumsheep/sshs
Repositoryhttps://github.com/quantumsheep/sshs
Upstream docshttps://github.com/quantumsheep/sshs#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/quantumsheep/sshs/archive/refs/tags/4.7.2.tar.gz
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesshs
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

sshs

nix profile install nixpkgs#sshs
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sshs
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ss/sshs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

sshs 4.7.2-r0

Terminal user interface for SSH

https://github.com/quantumsheep/sshs

sudo apk add sshs
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sshs
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sshs
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sshs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
pacman95%

sshs 4.7.2-1

Terminal user interface for SSH

https://github.com/quantumsheep/sshs

sudo pacman -S sshs
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sshs
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: sshs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

sshs

sudo port install sshs
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sshs
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/sshs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

extras/sshs

scoop install extras/sshs
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sshs
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/sshs.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • etShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ssh, terminal.
  • sequinShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui.
  • televisionShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui.
  • walkShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, tui.
  • ahaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • amttermShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment