Snippets

What is a Snippet?

A Snippet is a reusable piece of command/script that you can insert into your connection terminal. It can be useful for frequently used commands or configurations.

How to add a snippet?

There are two ways to add a snippet in WebSSH:

1. From the Snippets Section:
   • Navigate to the "Snippets" section in the WebSSH application
   • Click on the "+" top right button
   • Fill in the details such as the snippet name, icon and the command/script you want to save
   • Save the snippet using the top right button ☑️
2. From a Connection:
   • Launch an existing connection or create a new one (and launch it)
   • Tap the < /> top button on the navigation bar
   • Click on the "+" top right button
   • Fill in the details such as the snippet name, icon and the command/script you want to save
   • Save the snippet using the top right button ☑️

How to use a snippet?

To use a snippet in your connection terminal:

1. Launch the desired connection
2. Tap the < /> top button on the navigation bar
3. Select the snippet you want to insert from the list
4. The command/script from the snippet will be inserted into your terminal, ready to be executed

Dynamic variables

A snippet can ask for values when it runs. Write a placeholder between triple braces and WebSSH shows a small form before sending the command:

echo "You are {{{ NAME : Awesome }}}!"

Syntax	Behaviour
{{{ NAME }}}	Free text, empty by default
{{{ NAME : default }}}	Free text, prefilled with default (edge spaces are trimmed)
{{{ NAME : " default " }}}	Quotes keep the spaces and protect : and | inside the default
{{{ NAME : first : second : third }}}	A choice list, first selected
{{{ NAME : default | secret }}}	The value is typed in a secure field and hidden in the preview

Rules:

• A name uses letters, digits and underscores, must not start with a digit and is case-sensitive ({{{ Path }}} and {{{ PATH }}} are two variables).
• The same name used several times is asked once; its first occurrence defines the default, the choices and the modifiers.
• A placeholder that does not follow the syntax is left as-is in the command, so you can see what went wrong.
• Values are inserted exactly as typed: WebSSH adds no shell quoting, and a value is never interpreted as a key token such as <ctrl-c> nor as another placeholder.
• Nothing is remembered between runs: every execution starts from the defaults.

Built-in variables

These names are prefilled from the current connection. They stay editable in the form.

Name	Value
{{{ HOST }}}	Hostname or IP address of the connection
{{{ USER }}}	Username of the connection
{{{ PORT }}}	Port of the connection
{{{ CONNECTION }}}	Name of the connection
{{{ DATE }}}	Today, as YYYY-MM-DD

Examples

ssh -p {{{ PORT }}} {{{ USER }}}@{{{ HOST }}}
tar czf backup-{{{ DATE }}}.tgz {{{ DIR : /var/www }}}
tail -n {{{ LINES : 100 }}} -f {{{ LOG : /var/log/syslog : /var/log/auth.log : /var/log/nginx/error.log }}}
mysql -u {{{ DB_USER : root }}} -p{{{ DB_PASSWORD | secret }}} {{{ DATABASE }}}

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Last update: September 16, 2026