Gember Design

I was tired of having to type full hostnames every time I wanted to SSH to a computer I commonly use. So, I setup tab completion for hostnames when I use SSH or SCP. The process involved only 3 simple steps.

1. Create a file .hosts in your home directory. In the file, put the hostnames of computers you commonly connect to, one per line.
   Example .hosts file:

   subdomain.domain.com
   computer.domain.com

2. Add three lines to your .bashrc file:

   HOSTFILE=~/.hosts
   complete -f -A hostname scp
   complete -A hostname ssh

3. Enter the command

   source ~/.bashrc

   to reload your settings.

Linux bash, fedora 10, ssh