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diff --git a/cmd/podman/system/connection.go b/cmd/podman/system/connection.go
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+// +build !remote
+
+package system
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/registry"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/domain/entities"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	connectionDescription = `TBD
+`
+	connectionCommand = &cobra.Command{
+		Use: "connection",
+		//Args:    validate.NoArgs,
+		Long:  connectionDescription,
+		Short: "Add remote ssh connection",
+		RunE:  connection,
+		Example: `podman system connection server.foobar.com
+podman system connection --identity ~/.ssh/dev_rsa --default root@server.foobar.com:222`,
+	}
+)
+
+var connectionOptions = struct {
+	Alias      string
+	Default    bool
+	Identity   string
+	SocketPath string
+	User       string
+}{}
+
+func init() {
+	registry.Commands = append(registry.Commands, registry.CliCommand{
+		Mode:    []entities.EngineMode{entities.ABIMode},
+		Command: connectionCommand,
+		Parent:  systemCmd,
+	})
+	flags := connectionCommand.Flags()
+	flags.StringVar(&connectionOptions.Alias, "alias", "", "alias name for connection")
+	flags.BoolVar(&connectionOptions.Default, "default", false, "set as the default connection")
+	flags.StringVar(&connectionOptions.Identity, "identity", "", "path to ssh identity file")
+	//flags.StringVar(&connectionOptions.User, "user", "", "remote username")
+	flags.StringVar(&connectionOptions.SocketPath, "socket-path", "", "path to podman socket on remote host")
+}
+
+func connection(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	// if no user is provided, assume local user name
+	// if no socket is provided, then do an ssh to look for it
+	// default connection, if exists, is then assumed with podman remote
+	// if no identity exists, should we be prompting for password?
+
+	return nil
+}