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## Installation (NetworkManager)
1. Copy this script somewhere safe, such as ```/path/to/connection-specific-ssh-config```
2. Create a configuration file somewhere safe, such as ```/path/to/connection-specific-ssh-config.ini``` (explained in detail further below)
3. Open a terminal and navigate to NetworkManager's dispatcher directory, often found here:
2. Move your old ssh configuration file (typically at *~/.ssh/config*) to a safe backup, like:
```mv ~/.ssh/config config-backup```
3. Create as many customized ssh configuration files as you need
4. Create a configuration file somewhere safe, such as ```/path/to/connection-specific-ssh-config.ini``` (explained in detail further below)
5. Open a terminal and navigate to NetworkManager's dispatcher directory, often found here:
```cd /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d```
4. Create a short bash script inside the dispatcher directory that will launch connection-specific-ssh-config. For instance, you might name this file ```/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/99-launch-connection-specific-ssh-config```
5. Inside your launcher script, put the following contents:
6. Create a short bash script inside the dispatcher directory that will launch connection-specific-ssh-config. For instance, you might name this file ```/etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/99-launch-connection-specific-ssh-config```
7. Inside your launcher script, put the following contents:
```
#!/bin/bash
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```
This will take the two important variables which NetworkManager has passed along to your launcher script, and pass them along to connection-specific-ssh-config
6. Repeat steps 2-5 for each additional user who would like connection based ssh configuration files.
8. Repeat steps 2-5 for each additional user who would like connection based ssh configuration files.
## Example Scenarios