---
name: "ssh-argv0"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openssh-client"
version: "1:10.0p1-7+deb13u4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ssh-argv0"
---

# ssh-argv0(1)

replaces the old ssh command-name as hostname handling

## NAME

**ssh-argv0** – replaces the old ssh command-name as hostname handling

## SYNOPSIS

*hostname* \| *user@hostname* \[**-l** *login\_name*\] \[*command*\]

*hostname* \| *user@hostname* \[**-afgknqstvxACNTX1246**\] \[**-b** *bind\_address*\] \[**-c** *cipher\_spec*\] \[**-e** *escape\_char*\] \[**-i** *identity\_file*\] \[**-l** *login\_name*\] \[**-m** *mac\_spec*\] \[**-o** *option*\] \[**-p** *port*\] \[**-F** *configfile*\] \[**-L** *port*: *host*: *hostport*\] \[**-R** *port*: *host*: *hostport*\] \[**-D** *port*\] \[*command*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**ssh-argv0** replaces the old ssh command-name as hostname handling. If you link to this script with a hostname then executing the link is equivalent to having executed ssh with that hostname as an argument. All other arguments are passed to ssh and will be processed normally.

## OPTIONS

See [ssh(1)](/ssh/1.md).

## FILES

See [ssh(1)](/ssh/1.md).

## AUTHORS

OpenSSH is a derivative of the original and free ssh 1.2.12 release by Tatu Ylonen. Aaron Campbell, Bob Beck, Markus Friedl, Niels Provos, Theo de Raadt and Dug Song removed many bugs, re-added newer features and created OpenSSH. Markus Friedl contributed the support for SSH protocol versions 1.5 and 2.0. Natalie Amery wrote this ssh-argv0 script and the associated documentation.

## SEE ALSO

[ssh(1)](/ssh/1.md)