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-F configfile

Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file. If a configuration file is given on the command line, the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored. The default for the per-user configuration file is ~/.ssh/config.

Source: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh

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  This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
  – motam79
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


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  @motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
  – Ismael Miguel
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
  – pt314
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

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As of OpenSSH 7.3p1, you can Include other config files in ssh_config.

So, you could add to /etc/ssh/ssh_config:

Include ~/custom_ssh.conf

Don't think this will stop the default ~/.ssh/config from being loaded, however.

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-F configfile

Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file. If a configuration file is given on the command line, the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored. The default for the per-user configuration file is ~/.ssh/config.

Source: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh

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answered yesterday

Steven

23k1074109

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
  – motam79
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
  – Ismael Miguel
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
  – pt314
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

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4
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accepted

-F configfile

Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file. If a configuration file is given on the command line, the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored. The default for the per-user configuration file is ~/.ssh/config.

Source: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh

share|improve this answer

answered yesterday

Steven

23k1074109

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
  – motam79
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
  – Ismael Miguel
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
  – pt314
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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-F configfile

Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file. If a configuration file is given on the command line, the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored. The default for the per-user configuration file is ~/.ssh/config.

Source: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh

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answered yesterday

Steven

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-F configfile

Specifies an alternative per-user configuration file. If a configuration file is given on the command line, the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored. The default for the per-user configuration file is ~/.ssh/config.

Source: https://linux.die.net/man/1/ssh

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Steven

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Steven

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23k1074109

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
  – motam79
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
  – Ismael Miguel
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
  – pt314
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
  – motam79
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
  – Ismael Miguel
  yesterday
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
  – pt314
  yesterday
  

  
  
  
  

This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
– motam79
yesterday

This works but every time I need to enter the config file path. Is it possible to store this option as default somewhere?
– motam79
yesterday

@motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
– Ismael Miguel
yesterday

@motam79 quoting: "[...] the system-wide configuration file (/etc/ssh/ssh_config) will be ignored.". Without system-wide file, you can't store this anywhere. (This is my own assumption without any hard evidence and testing!)
– Ismael Miguel
yesterday

@motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
– pt314
yesterday

@motam79 If you're only starting ssh manually from the command line, you can make a shell alias. If you use other stuff (scripts, binaries, whatever) that look for ssh on the path, you could drop a wrapper script somewhere that has a higher priority than the real binary.
– pt314
yesterday

add a comment | 

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As of OpenSSH 7.3p1, you can Include other config files in ssh_config.

So, you could add to /etc/ssh/ssh_config:

Include ~/custom_ssh.conf

Don't think this will stop the default ~/.ssh/config from being loaded, however.

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As of OpenSSH 7.3p1, you can Include other config files in ssh_config.

So, you could add to /etc/ssh/ssh_config:

Include ~/custom_ssh.conf

Don't think this will stop the default ~/.ssh/config from being loaded, however.

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up vote
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up vote
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As of OpenSSH 7.3p1, you can Include other config files in ssh_config.

So, you could add to /etc/ssh/ssh_config:

Include ~/custom_ssh.conf

Don't think this will stop the default ~/.ssh/config from being loaded, however.

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answered yesterday

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As of OpenSSH 7.3p1, you can Include other config files in ssh_config.

So, you could add to /etc/ssh/ssh_config:

Include ~/custom_ssh.conf

Don't think this will stop the default ~/.ssh/config from being loaded, however.

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