If you're forever typing in long ssh commands to get into your servers - here's a handy shortcut. $ ssh laudanum@wainui.houseoflaudanum.com -p2222 Translates to $ ssh wainui Using this config file. $ less ~/.ssh/config Host wainui HostName wainui.houseoflaudanum.com User laudanum Port 2222 IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa