CLI Reference

CLI Reference

Running ssm with no arguments opens the Interactive TUI. Everything the TUI does is also available via the CLI, so ssm works well in scripts and setup flows.

ssm [--version] [--help] [-c USER@HOST[:PORT]] [-l] [--import [PATH]]

Flags

Flag	Description
(none)	Launch the full-screen TUI
-c USER@HOST[:PORT]	Connect directly to a host
-l, --list	Print saved sessions as a table
--import [PATH]	Import hosts from an ssh_config file (default ~/.ssh/config); skips names that already exist
--version	Print version
--help	Print help

Examples

# Launch the TUI
ssm

# List saved sessions
ssm --list

# Connect directly (no TUI)
ssm -c user@host
ssm -c user@host:2222

# Import hosts from your SSH config
ssm --import                    # ~/.ssh/config
ssm --import /path/to/ssh_config

See also: Interactive TUI · SSH Config Import · Configuration.