Tabby Sftp Tab Plugin

Plugin for the Tabby Terminal

This simple plugin allows you click a context menu(Open Sftp Tab) or press a hotkey(Ctrl-Shift-S) to open sftp tab like SecureCRT for ssh connection.

Installation

• Install tabby first, and then install the sftp-tab plugin.

Configuration

• On window this plugin will use ssh2sftp_win_template profile to open sftp tab of ssh tab connection, you need fix sftp.exe path by edit profiles.ssh2sftp_win_template.command. It is recommended to install git for Windows and then use the path [git install dir]\usr\bin\sftp.exe, because it provide tab completion. :

• On linux this plugin will use ssh2sftp_linux_template profile to open sftp tab of ssh tab connection, default sftp provide tab completion.:

• On macos this plugin will use ssh2sftp_mac_template profile to open sftp tab of ssh tab connection, you need fix sftp path by edit profiles.ssh2sftp_mac_template.command. It is recommended to install openssh (command: brew install openssh) and then use the path /usr/local/opt/openssh/bin/sftp, because it provide tab completion.

• setging hotkey:

Screenshot

• Using sftp-tab in tabby, for ssh connection tab, click to open context menu, select "Open Sftp Tab". or press hotkey(default: Ctrl-Shift-S):

• Then sftp tab for the ssh connection well open:

Implementation Description

1. The plugin well add [ssh2sftp_win_template， ssh2sftp_linux_template, ssh2sftp_mac_template] profiles on start(when config service ready), also you can set/change it in Settings/Config file manually.

profiles:
  - type: local
    name: ssh2sftp_win_template
    icon: fas fa-terminal
    options:
      command: c:\Git\usr\bin\sftp.exe
      env: {}
      cwd: ''
      args:
        - '-oStrictHostKeyChecking=no'
        - '-oServerAliveInterval=30'
        - '-oServerAliveCountMax=1051200'
        - '-oTCPKeepAlive=yes'
    group: ssh2sftp_template
    id: local:custom:ssh2sftp_win_template:c617da05-d05c-482d-8ca6-3c7eb99452e9
    disableDynamicTitle: true
    isTemplate: true
  - type: local
    name: ssh2sftp_linux_template
    icon: fas fa-terminal
    options:
      command: /usr/bin/sftp
      env: {}
      cwd: ''
      args:
        - '-oStrictHostKeyChecking=no'
        - '-oServerAliveInterval=30'
        - '-oServerAliveCountMax=1051200'
        - '-oTCPKeepAlive=yes'
    group: ssh2sftp_template
    id: local:custom:ssh2sftp_linux_template:6c4bcc75-f690-482a-a882-40e1c9851a3d
    disableDynamicTitle: true
    isTemplate: true
  - type: local
    name: ssh2sftp_mac_template
    icon: fas fa-terminal
    options:
      command: /usr/local/opt/openssh/bin/sftp
      args:
        - '-oStrictHostKeyChecking=no'
        - '-oServerAliveInterval=30'
        - '-oServerAliveCountMax=1051200'
        - '-oTCPKeepAlive=yes'
      env: {}
      cwd: ''
    id: local:custom:ssh2sftp_mac_template:33162a26-7807-4c5e-ac2d-68cd2d9a4a24
    group: ssh2sftp_template
    disableDynamicTitle: true
    isTemplate: true

2. The plugin get params(params are: user, host, port) from ssh connection and use above ssh2sftp_XXX_template to open sftp tab.

Version logs

1.0.7

• support multiple jump hosts, only support multiple jump of type ProxyCommand and ProxyJump written in openssh-config files. See ssh man page about openssh-config, search -F configfile. For example openssh-config files on macos is:
  • the system-wide configuration file: /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config
  • the per-user configuration file: ~/.ssh/config
• ProxyJump ref:ssh-proxy-bastion-proxyjump

1.0.6

• fix bug: support multiple jump hosts : support ProxyJump, not support ProxyCommand.
• ProxyJump ref:ssh-proxy-bastion-proxyjump

1.0.5

• fix bug: support multiple jump hosts : support ProxyJump, not support ProxyCommand.
• ProxyJump ref:ssh-proxy-bastion-proxyjump

1.0.4

• support multiple jump hosts : support ProxyJump, not support ProxyCommand.
• ProxyJump ref:ssh-proxy-bastion-proxyjump

1.0.3

• fix err to set isTemplate=true for no ssh2sftp_XXX_template

1.0.2

• Auto focus sftp tab after created.

1.0.1

• Set ssh2sftp_XXX_template.isTemplate=true, so ssh2sftp_XXX_template no display in "Profile & connections" when user select profile to open, but can edit in settings."Profile & connections".

1.0.0

• Automatically add ssh2sftp_XXX_template after config service ready.
• Refer to tabby-trzsz to modify user instructions.

0.0.9

• First time implement open sftp tab for ssh connection like SecureCRT.