install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install trzsz-ssh

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#trzsz-ssh

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tr/trzsz-ssh/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/tssh

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

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%

winget install --id trzsz.tssh -e

Windows Package Manager source index · trzsz.tssh · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Highly OpenSSH-compatible client with extended features

Project links

Commands and aliases

tssh

history

Project history and usage

trzsz-ssh, commonly invoked as tssh, is an OpenSSH-compatible SSH client with extra terminal-workflow features. Official docs describe it as preserving familiar OpenSSH behavior while adding login prompts, batch login, password handling, automated interaction, trzsz and zmodem transfers, reconnect mode, UDP mode, and related conveniences.

Project history

tssh grew inside the trzsz ecosystem as the recommended local-side client for trz/tsz transfers. The project pairs SSH compatibility with terminal file transfer so users do not need a terminal emulator-specific plugin to make trzsz work.

Adoption history

Official install docs note a naming split that packagers care about: the package is named `trzsz-ssh` in Homebrew but usually `tssh` elsewhere. The README and docs list Windows package managers, Homebrew, apt, Debian repository setup, dnf, yum, Arch AUR, and GitHub releases, while GitHub shows a larger star count than the lower-level trzsz repositories.

How it is used

Users run tssh as a drop-in SSH client, expecting common OpenSSH flags and config directives to work. The extra value is in interactive server selection, remembered passwords, automated login flows, integrated trzsz and rz/sz transfer support, clipboard and Wayland integration, reconnect behavior, and UDP-style network resilience.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, tssh is the more user-facing package in the trzsz family: it bundles protocol integration with a replacement SSH client and forces maintainers to map one upstream project to different package names across ecosystems. It also shows how terminal file-transfer utilities have moved from emulator plug-ins toward standalone cross-platform binaries.

Timeline

2026: v0.1.25 added UDP port forwarding, foreground reconnect mode, external password-manager directives, security-key support, and additional OpenSSH compatibility work.
2026: A later development build added multiplexing master-mode support on the main branch.
2026: Official docs continue to recommend tssh as the local client for trzsz workflows.

Related projects

tssh is tightly related to trzsz-go and the original trzsz tools, providing the local SSH client path for their transfers.
The official site also relates it to tsshd, a UDP-based SSH server with roaming and reconnect support.

Sources

https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh#readme
https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/releases
https://trzsz.github.io/
https://trzsz.github.io/tssh
source_facts.package-manager

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 6 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: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tssh/tssh.conf~/.tssh.conf~/.ssh/config~/.ssh/password
Windows: C:\Users\your_name\.tssh.confC:\Users\your_name\.ssh\configC:\Users\your_name\.ssh\password

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.ssh/config~/.ssh/password
Windows: C:\Users\your_name\.ssh\configC:\Users\your_name\.ssh\password

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`tssh`	cli	global 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 version0.1.25

manager updated2026-05-03

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.1.25

https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:trzsz-ssh
Version	0.1.25
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/trzsz-ssh
Homepage	https://trzsz.github.io/tssh
Repository	https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh
Upstream docs	https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/archive/refs/tags/v0.1.25.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-05-03T14:26:31+08:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	trzsz-ssh
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	tssh
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

trzsz-ssh

nix profile install nixpkgs#trzsz-ssh

normalized package name match
Matched by: Trzsz Ssh

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tr/trzsz-ssh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Scoop92%

main/tssh

scoop install main/tssh

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Tssh

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/tssh.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

winget92%

trzsz.tssh

winget install --id trzsz.tssh -e

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Tssh

Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: trzsz.tssh from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

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

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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/trzsz-ssh.yml

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

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