PowerShell / PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH
Request for sshrc support
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Description
Summary of the new feature / enhancement
In UNIX implementation has local rc file in ~/.ssh and system wide sshrc fie in /etc/ssh, which runs when ssh'ed.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Please implement a similar feature for Windows OpenSSH to use PowerShell as the default SSH shell, while still not effecting other sessions like SFTP, VS Code SSH server.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Begin by locating Windows OpenSSH session and shell-selection entry points, then compare how interactive SSH, SFTP, and VS Code SSH server sessions are identified. Done means PowerShell is used as the default shell for interactive SSH sessions without changing SFTP or VS Code SSH server behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, powershell
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100