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csshX

csshx

Cluster SSH tool for Terminal.app.

Runs as csshX|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 10 fields

Open one Terminal window per host and a master window that types into all of them. Cluster definitions, settings sets and debug options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
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Open cluster SSH windowsExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Hosts*
string
Login user
string
Columns
integer
Advanced
Sort windows by hostname
--sorthosts
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Connect to hosts
hostslogintile_xsorthosts
Connect to hosts from a file
hosts_fileloginping_test
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Hosts
Hostnames as [user@]host[:port].
string · positional 0 · repeatable
Login user
string
--login-l
Hosts file
path
--hosts
Columns
integer
--tile_x-x
Rows
integer
--tile_y-y
Screen
string
--screen
Extra ssh arguments
string
--ssh_args
Remote command
string
--remote_command
Ping hosts first
boolean
--ping_test
Sort windows by hostname
boolean
--sorthosts
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
man
csshX [--login username] [--config filename] [ [user@]host1[:port] [[user@]host2[:port]] .. ] =item -l username, --login username =item -x, --tile_x number =item -y, --tile_y number =item --ssh ssh command =item --ssh_args ssh arguments =item --remote_command command to run =item --hosts hosts_file =item --ping_test, --ping number =item --sorthosts =item --s…
manual2026-10-27

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed csshX against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.