SSH Multi Connect README

This extension 'ssh-multi-connect' allows you to manage multiple SSH connections with terminals and remote files directly from Visual Studio Code at the same time.

Features

• Manage multiple SSH connections.
• Connect and disconnect from SSH servers.
• Browse and manage remote files.
• Open remote files in the editor and save changes back to the server.
• Organize SSH connections into groups for easy access.
• Execute commands on multiple hosts simultaneously.

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code version 1.96.0 or higher.
• sshpass installed on your local machine for password-based SSH connections.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• sshMultiConnect.enable: Enable/disable this extension.

Known Issues

• Currently, work only on unix-like systems, windows not supported.
• The extension may not handle large file transfers efficiently.

Release Notes

Below some last release note, for more details see the CHANGELOG.md

[0.0.8] - 2025/04/30

Fixed

• Fixed file path for multi command panel

[0.0.7] - 2025/04/30

Added

• New panel function allowing users to execute commands on selected multiple hosts simultaneously.

Changed

• General code optimizations.

[0.0.6] - 2025/04/23

Fixed

• Fixed passing hostname instead of host (saved connection name) related to known_hosts.
• Security issue fixed: prevented password from being displayed in terminal tooltip command line.

Changed

• General code optimization/cleanup.

[0.0.5] - 2025/04/17

Added

• Added support for SSH folder grouping, allowing users to Organize SSH connections into groups for easier navigation and management.

Fixed

• Resolved an issue where sshpass detection failed on certain Linux distributions due to incorrect path handling.
• Fixed a bug causing intermittent failures when refreshing the remote file view, ensuring consistent updates to the file list.
• Addressed minor UI glitches in the remote file view when handling large directories.

Changed

• Reworked sshutils to improve code maintainability and performance, including refactoring SSH connection handling and error management.
• Improved the performance of the remote file view refresh operation by optimizing the underlying SSH commands and reducing redundant network calls.
• Enhanced error messages for failed SSH connections to provide more actionable feedback to users.

[0.0.4] - 2025/03/06

Added

• Added the ability to create a new file in the remote file view.

Fixed

• Removed refused commands on remote file view.

[0.0.3] - 2025/03/05

Added

• Added supported remote extension for ssh-remote and wsl

[0.0.2] - 2025/02/25

Added

• Added support for detecting and installing sshpass on various Linux distributions.
• Added the ability to create a new folder in the remote file view.
• Added a refresh button to the remote file view for manual refresh.

[0.0.1] - 2025/02/24

• First pre-release