Windows, Vagrant ssh snippet

vagrant-ssh.bat

:: Windows / Vagrant ssh snippet

:: Gotcha: Calling "ssh" from the windows CMD.exe requires Cygwin installed and 
    :: added to the PATH. This allows me to use the ssh port, but does not 
    :: require that I run this batch through Cygwin.

:: Notes:
:: The Vagrant convenience "vagrant ssh" doesn't work on windows.
:: One is left to manually ssh into the virtual box, which can be cumbersome.

:: Additionally, always connecting using "localhost" as the host will result in a
    :: "WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED" error.
    :: see: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/warning-remote-host-identification-has-changed-error-and-solution/

:: To solve that problem and avoid clearing out ssh keys and / or deleting
    :: the "known_hosts" file, I find it convenient to add an entry to
    :: my "hosts" file; e.g., "127.0.0.1 my-site.ssh".
    :: Note the convention of adding a ".ssh" to the host entry.
    
    :: I'm usually in the hosts file to add an "127.0.0.1 my-site.dev" 
    :: entry so the effort amounts to a simple copy / paste / edit.

:: Command
    :: ssh vagrant@HOST.ssh -p[PORT]

:: Parameters
    :: HOST
        ::required
        :: entry in your host file preceding the ".", e.g. [my-site].ssh
    :: PORT 
        :: optional 
        :: defaults to 2222
        :: the ssh port you wish to use

:: Example, Basic
    :: C:\>vagrant-ssh my-site

:: Example, with PORT configured
    :: C:\>vagrant-ssh my-site 1234

:: ProTip
    :: Add the location of this script to your PATH to call it from any directory.

@ECHO OFF

SET HOST=%1
SET PORT=%2

IF [%2]==[] SET PORT=2222

ssh vagrant@%HOST%.ssh -p%PORT%