dbclient
TLDR
Connect to a remote host
$ dbclient [user]@[host]
Connect on specific port$ dbclient [user]@[host] -p 2222
Connect using identity key$ dbclient -i [path/to/key_file] [user]@[host]
Run a command with TTY allocation$ dbclient [user]@[host] -t [command] [arguments]
Forward agent connections$ dbclient -A [user]@[host]
SYNOPSIS
dbclient [options] [user@]host [command]
DESCRIPTION
dbclient is the SSH client from the Dropbear suite, a lightweight SSH implementation designed for embedded systems and environments with limited resources.
It provides standard SSH functionality with a smaller footprint than OpenSSH.
PARAMETERS
-p port
Connect to specified port-i keyfile
Identity key file (Dropbear format)-t
Allocate a TTY-A
Forward authentication agent-L port:host:port
Local port forwarding-R port:host:port
Remote port forwarding-N
Don't request a shell
CAVEATS
Uses Dropbear key format, not OpenSSH format. Use dropbearconvert to convert keys. Part of the Dropbear SSH suite, commonly used in embedded Linux systems.
SEE ALSO
ssh(1), dropbear(8), dropbearconvert(1)
