diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index dca4f96..5283066 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 CMDINCL      = PROGENV + "CMDS"
 HOSTINCL     = PROGENV + "HOSTS"
 
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.222 2016/01/16 20:04:48 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.223 2016/01/17 02:03:28 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 CPRT         = "(c)"
 PROGDATE     = "2011-2016"
@@ -202,20 +202,21 @@
 # Options That Can Be Overriden By User
 ####
 
-ABORTBADSUDO   = True         # Abort after a sudo promotion error
-ABORTONFXERROR = True         # Abort after a file transfer error
-BANNERSON      = False        # Print start/stop banner info
-GETSUDOPW      = False        # Prompt for sudo password
-Hosts          = []           # List of hosts to target
-KEYEXCHANGE    = False        # Do key exchange-based auth?
-LOGFILE        = "/dev/null"  # Where paramiko logging output goes
-PROMPTUSERNAME = False        # Don't use $USER, prompt for username
-PWORD          = ""           # Password
-REDIRSTDERR    = False        # Redirect stderr to stdout
-REPORTERR      = True         # Report stderr output from remote host
-TESTMODE       = True         # Run program in test mode, don't actually execute commands
-TIMEOUT        = 15           # Connection attempt timeout (sec)
-UNAME          = ""           # Login name
+ABORTBADSUDO   = True            # Abort after a sudo promotion error
+ABORTONFXERROR = True            # Abort after a file transfer error
+BANNERSON      = False           # Print start/stop banner info
+GETSUDOPW      = False           # Prompt for sudo password
+Hosts          = []              # List of hosts to target
+KEYEXCHANGE    = False           # Do key exchange-based auth?
+LOGFILE        = "/dev/null"     # Where paramiko logging output goes
+PROMPTUSERNAME = False           # Don't use $USER, prompt for username
+PWORD          = ""              # Password
+REDIRSTDERR    = False           # Redirect stderr to stdout
+REPORTERR      = True            # Report stderr output from remote host
+SSHCONFIGFILE  = "~/.ssh/config" # Default ssh configuration file location
+TESTMODE       = True            # Run program in test mode, don't actually execute commands
+TIMEOUT        = 15              # Connection attempt timeout (sec)
+UNAME          = ""              # Login name
 
 
 # Noise levels
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@
 FileIncludeStack  = []
 Get_Transfer_List = collections.OrderedDict()
 Put_Transfer_List = collections.OrderedDict()
+SSH_Configuration = {}
 
 
 #####
@@ -349,7 +351,7 @@
 
     # Get an sftp connection and move files
     try:
-        ssh = SSHConnect(host, user, pw, TIMEOUT)
+        ssh = SSH_Connect(host, user, pw, TIMEOUT)
         sftp = ssh.open_sftp()
 
         for src in filelist:
@@ -430,7 +432,7 @@
 
     # Connect and run the command, reporting results as we go
     try: 
-        ssh = SSHConnect(host, user, pw, TIMEOUT)
+        ssh = SSH_Connect(host, user, pw, TIMEOUT)
         if NOISELEVEL !=  QUIET:
             PrintReport([host, CONSUCCESS], FORMAT=Format)
 
@@ -677,10 +679,10 @@
 
 
 #####
-# Setup An SSH Connection
+# Setup An ssh Connection
 #####
 
-def SSHConnect(host, user, pw, time):
+def SSH_Connect(host, user, pw, time):
 
     ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()
     ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
@@ -692,7 +694,31 @@
 
     return ssh
 
-# End of 'SSHConnect()'
+# End of 'SSH_Connect()'
+
+
+#####
+# Read Any Local SSH Configuration
+#####
+
+def SSH_GetConfig(filename):
+
+    with open(os.path.expanduser(filename)) as f:
+
+        cfg = paramiko.SSHConfig()
+        cfg.parse(f)
+        ret_dict = {}
+
+        for d in cfg._config:
+            _copy = dict(d)
+            del _copy['host']
+            for host in d['host']:
+                ret_dict[host] = _copy['config']
+
+        return ret_dict
+
+
+# End of 'SSH_GetConfig()'
 
 
 #####
@@ -1045,6 +1071,10 @@
 
 else : 
 
+    # Get the local SSH configuration
+
+    SSH_Config = SSH_GetConfig(SSHCONFIGFILE)
+    
     # Check to see if user is trying to override any builtins
 
     protected = []
@@ -1109,4 +1139,3 @@
     PrintStdout(BANNERMSG % (BANNEREND, time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d"), time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")))
     PrintStdout(BANNERTIME % float(time.time() - starttime))
 
-