Move2SSH

Move2SSH is a handy script for working with .ssh directories. It allows you to copy, move, and manage files inside .ssh with automatic Git configuration updates.

📥 Installation via Homebrew

brew tap KITONK/tap
brew install move2ssh

⚠️ Homebrew Installation Fix

If after installation, the move2ssh command is not found, follow these steps:

1. Create a symbolic link to ensure the move2ssh command works:

   sudo ln -s /opt/homebrew/Cellar/move2ssh/1.2.0/bin/move2ssh.sh /usr/local/bin/move2ssh

2. After creating the symbolic link, you can use the move2ssh command:

   move2ssh --h

   or

   move2ssh --help

📁 Directory Structure

~/.ssh/ ├── personal/ │ ├── id_rsa │ ├── id_rsa.pub │ └── gitconfig ├── work/ │ ├── id_rsa │ ├── id_rsa.pub │ └── gitconfig └── ...

🚀 Usage

move2ssh [source_folder] [--m|--move] [--h|--help] [--l|--list] [--b|--backup]

🔹 Arguments:

• source_folder — name of the folder with files to copy.
• --m | --move — move existing files to a new folder before copying from source folder.
• --h | --help — show help message.
• --l | --list — show list of all directories inside .ssh.
• --b | --backup - create a backup of current .ssh files before replacing them.

🔄 Git Configuration

Each SSH configuration folder can contain a gitconfig file with the following format: user.name=John Doe user.email=[email protected]

📌 Examples

✅ Copy files from personal to .ssh and update Git config

move2ssh personal

✅ Move existing files to a new folder before copying from source folder

move2ssh work --m

or

move2ssh work --move

✅ Show list of available directories

move2ssh --l

or

move2ssh --list

✅ Show help message

move2ssh --h

or

move2ssh --help

✅ Create a backup of current .ssh files before replacing them

move2ssh --b

or

move2ssh --backup

🔤 Shell Completion

Move2SSH supports command completion in various shells:

• Zsh
• Bash
• Fish
• PowerShell
• WSL
• Git Bash

Tab completion works for both folder names and options:

move2ssh [TAB]          # Shows available configurations
move2ssh -[TAB]         # Shows available options

💻 Supported Environments

• macOS (Bash, Zsh)
• Linux (Bash, Zsh)
• Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
• Git Bash
• PowerShell

🔄 Update

brew upgrade move2ssh

❌ Uninstall

brew uninstall move2ssh

🛠 Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/KITONK/move2ssh.git
   cd move2ssh

2. Project structure:

   move2ssh/
   ├── bin/
   │   └── move2ssh
   ├── completions/
   │   ├── bash/
   │   ├── fish/
   │   ├── powershell/
   │   └── zsh/
   └── Formula/
   

3. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x bin/move2ssh

4. Run the script:

   ./bin/move2ssh personal

🔒 Security Features

• Automatically sets correct permissions (700 for .ssh, 600 for private keys)
• Creates backups when using --backup
• Safe file movement with --move option

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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💡 Author: KITO
🚀 GitHub: Move2SSH