https://blog.m1ch.eu/tags/til/Recent content in Til on M1CH's LogHugoen-usMichael KlammingerThu, 20 Nov 2025 15:06:14 +0100https://blog.m1ch.eu/posts/20251120-ssh_config/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:06:14 +0100https://blog.m1ch.eu/posts/20251120-ssh_config/<h3 id="why-bother-with-a-fancy-match-block">Why bother with a fancy <code>Match</code> block?</h3> <p>When you SSH into a fleet of servers that share a naming scheme, you usually end up copying-pasting the same options over and over. A <code>Match</code> block that tests the host name and then tweaks the connection parameters lets you:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Keep a single config file</strong> that works for every member of the group.</li> <li><strong>Automate proxying or port-translation</strong> without having to write a wrapper script.</li> </ul> <p>The example below demonstrates the trick.</p>