microsoft/Terminal

Add support for includes in SSH profile generator

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#19555 opened on Nov 13, 2025

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Description

Description of the new feature

SSH profile generator currently doesn't seems to support includes so:

.ssh/config:
Include config.d/*

.ssh/config.d/:
config1
config2
config3

result in no profile being generated.

I do think it is a common was to structure profiles, especially when having many, would be nice for it to work in terminal.

Proposed technical implementation details

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
developer experience
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic C++SSH config formatFile system operations
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
Start by locating the SSH profile generator code, likely in src/profiles/ or a similar directory. Investigate how the current parser reads .ssh/config and identify where to add support for Include directives. Check for existing tests related to SSH profile generation in the test suite. Look at how other config parsers in the codebase handle includes for reference. Review any related comments or discussions in the issue to see if maintainers have provided hints.