How do I substitute network addresses?

Question

Right now I have a network server that I frequently have to SSH into. Instead of typing:

ssh fox@192.168.2.24

I want to be able to say:

ssh fox@srv

And that it would SSH into the server at 192.168.2.24.

Is this possible, and if yes, how do I do that?

Related: [Permanently store values when using the terminal](http://askubuntu.com/questions/666788/permanently-store-values-when-using-the-terminal/) — steeldriver, Feb 06 '16 at 18:14

foxite · Answer 1 · 2016-02-06T20:57:27.703

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Thanks for @steeldriver for pointing me at this (and correcting me).

To do this:

Inside the .ssh folder in your home directory, create the file "config" if it doesn't exist.
Add this to the file:
```
Host srv
  Hostname 192.168.2.24
```

This will make it possible to type ssh fox@srv instead of the whole address. You can also add:

User fox

To just type ssh srv.

See the man page for ssh_config for full details.

edited Feb 06 '16 at 20:57

answered Feb 06 '16 at 18:21

foxite

Actually I would have recommended creating an entry for the server in your `~/.ssh/config` file instead – steeldriver Feb 06 '16 at 19:42
@steeldriver That sounds like it would work but I don't have that file. I do have a `known_hosts` file there though. – foxite Feb 06 '16 at 20:46
Aand after reading through your answer that seems like the much better option. Thanks! – foxite Feb 06 '16 at 20:52

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