Small point: the syntax of .ssh/config doesn't use equal signs; the actual format of that stanza would be Host example.com User someweirduser Another subt

Small point: the syntax of .ssh/config doesn't use equal signs; the actual format of that stanza would be Host example.com User someweirduser Another subtle point about SSH config -- only the first matching entry (in top-to-bottom order) for a given parameter is taken from .ssh/config. If you have multiple Host entries that match for a given hostname, the first matching User, Port, etc, entry will be the one that ssh uses.