docker/cli · error

no host specified

Error message

no host specified

What it means

Error "no host specified" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh.go:106

	remoteCommand, err := quoteCommand(remoteCommandAndArgs...)
	if err != nil {
		return nil
	}

	sshArgs, err := sp.args()
	if err != nil {
		return nil
	}
	if remoteCommand != "" {
		sshArgs = append(sshArgs, remoteCommand)
	}
	return sshArgs
}

func (sp *Spec) args(sshFlags ...string) ([]string, error) {
	var args []string
	if sp.Host == "" {
		return nil, errors.New("no host specified")
	}
	if sp.User != "" {
		// Quote user, as it's obtained from the URL.
		usr, err := syntax.Quote(sp.User, syntax.LangPOSIX)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid user: %w", err)
		}
		args = append(args, "-l", usr)
	}
	if sp.Port != "" {
		// Quote port, as it's obtained from the URL.
		port, err := syntax.Quote(sp.Port, syntax.LangPOSIX)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid port: %w", err)
		}
		args = append(args, "-p", port)
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/connhelper/ssh/ssh.go:106 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/f786e4cc6feef86f.json. Report an issue: GitHub.