How to match actual hostname in ssh config?

Question

I got the following entries in my .ssh/config:

Host *.onion
 ProxyCommand socat - SOCKS4A:localhost:%h:%p,socksport=9050

Host hidden-dev
  Hostname blablahash.onion

this config worked fine on Debian jessie, yet after upgrade to stretch, this config doesn't seem to work, it seems that Host *.onion line matches the alias name, instead of the actual hostname. Any clues what I should do ?

Have you tried to swap the entries around? Put hidden-dev BEFORE *.onion. Or use hidden-dev.onion instead of shorter hidded-dev. — Tomek, Dec 21 '19 at 09:09

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 29 '22 at 01:00

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I made a mix of multiple answers and comments and and it worked:

Putting the following line after 'hidden-dev' entry worked:

Match Host *.onion
  ProxyCommand socat - SOCKS4A:localhost:%h:%p,socksport=9050

edited Jul 29 '22 at 01:00

Giacomo1968

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answered Dec 23 '19 at 15:12

أحمد المحمودي

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 21 '19 at 10:45

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Use Host canonical *.onion for two-pass lookup.

answered Dec 21 '19 at 10:45

u1686_grawity

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This gives a syntax error – أحمد المحمودي Dec 23 '19 at 15:14

How to match actual hostname in ssh config?

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