zsh function for deleting the bad host key from the previous ssh command

purgehostkey.zsh

# delete the bad host key from the previous ssh command
purgehostkey() {
  cmd=$history[$((HISTCMD-1))]
  lineno=$(eval $cmd 2>&1 | grep -oP 'known_hosts:\K\d+')
  known_hosts=~/.ssh/known_hosts
  host=$(sed -n "${lineno}p" $known_hosts | cut --delimiter=' ' --fields=1)
  sed -i -e "${lineno}d" $known_hosts
  echo "Deleted $host from known_hosts:$lineno 🖥️🔑💥"
  eval $cmd -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new
}

usage-example.txt

╭ 16:32:17 ~
╰ » ssh root@10.27.35.84          
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@    WARNING: REMOTE HOST IDENTIFICATION HAS CHANGED!     @
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IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING NASTY!
Someone could be eavesdropping on you right now (man-in-the-middle attack)!
It is also possible that a host key has just been changed.
The fingerprint for the ECDSA key sent by the remote host is
SHA256:[redacted].
Please contact your system administrator.
Add correct host key in /home/nalderso/.ssh/known_hosts to get rid of this message.
Offending ECDSA key in /home/nalderso/.ssh/known_hosts:622
ECDSA host key for 10.27.35.84 has changed and you have requested strict checking.
Host key verification failed.

╭ 16:32:38 ~
╰ » purgehostkey
Deleted 10.27.35.84 from known_hosts:622 🖥️🔑💥
Warning: Permanently added '10.27.35.84' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
root@10.27.35.84's password: