Command-line tool

openssh

brew/openssh

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

OpenBSD freely-licensed SSH connectivity tools

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install openssh

macOS

brew install openssh

Linux

brew install openssh

Connect to a remote server

ssh username@remote_host

Connect to a remote server with a specific [i]dentity (private key)

ssh username@remote_host -i path/to/key_file

Connect to a remote server with IP `10.0.0.1` and using a specific [p]ort (Note: `10.0.0.1` can be shortened to `10.1`)

ssh username@10.0.0.1 -p 2222

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