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I'm ussing this command to connect to my server and create a tunnel for MYSQL. Today I learn about ~/ssh/config and I want to know if it is possible to setup the port fordwarding in that file to able me to connect with an short name.

ssh admin@mydomain.com -L 3307:localhost:3306 -N -f
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Yes, you would use the Host option to specify a short name, and User, Hostname, LocalForward for the rest.

Example: http://www.cs.miami.edu/~burt/local/cs-arch-2002/http-tunnel-misc.html

TFM: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ssh_config

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Thank you, thats awasome!! I dont know the linux ssh client have that!! is just amazing! now i love key auth, tunneling, and ssh config file!! – Arnold Roa Jul 17 '11 at 23:53
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