Bug#254909: /usr/bin/ssh: ssh -f needs a command?!

[Dan Jacobson <jidanni@jidanni.org>]

Package: ssh
Version: 1:3.8p1-3
Severity: minor
File: /usr/bin/ssh

Man:
     -f      Requests ssh to go to background just before command execution.
However,
$ ssh xyz.com <<EOF
works, but
$ ssh -f xyz.com <<EOF
gives
Cannot fork into background without a command to execute.
Well, the command didn't change, /bin/sh or whatever you assumed for
the first example.

Also, nowhere on the man page does it mention that -f needs there to
be command given.

OK, one must try ssh -f bla.org sh <<EOF