sshx

Lightweight SSH tool. Default mode behaves like ssh; add -H for multi-host.

Usage

sshx [flags] <host> [command...]                          # single host (ssh-like)
sshx [flags] -H <host> [-H ...] [-c n] [-f script] <cmd>  # multi-host
sshx push  [flags] <local> <remote>                       # upload
sshx pull  [flags] <remote> <local>                       # download

• No command → interactive PTY shell (single host)
• exec is a legacy alias for default mode

Flags

Auth: key first → password fallback. -f and inline command are mutually exclusive.

Task patterns

# Interactive shell
sshx 192.168.1.10

# Single command
sshx 192.168.1.10 "df -h"

# Multi-host sequential
sshx -H h1 -H h2 -H h3 "systemctl status kubelet"

# Multi-host concurrent
sshx -H h1 -H h2 -H h3 -H h4 -c 4 "uptime"

# Script on many hosts
sshx -f deploy.sh -H h1 -H h2 -H h3

# Via jump host
sshx -J bastion -H internal.host "hostname"

# Multi-hop chain
sshx -J hop1 -J hop2 -H target "uptime"

# Upload config
sshx push -H host ./config.yaml /etc/app/config.yaml

# Grab logs
sshx pull -H host /var/log/app.log ./app.log

Constraints

• push/pull are single-host, single-file, no directories.
• shell (PTY) requires a real terminal — don't invoke in automated scripts.
• All hosts share one private key (-i); use inline user:pass@host for different passwords.
• No sudo password prompt.
• SCP has no progress bar.
• Port - in -H or -p means default 22; password - reads $SSHX_PASSWD.