Re: ssh time to see if remote server is up
On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 11:35:46PM -0500, H.S. wrote:
> Thomas Karpiniec wrote:
...
> > Take a look at the ssh_config(5) manpage, specifically the
...
> But I only checked 'man ssh' and that does not explain the meaning of
> the variables. Did not occur to me to check manpage for ssh_config. I
> thank you for mentioning this, it will be quite helpful in the future. I
> also thank Jeff for pointing that out.
At least under lenny/sid, 'man ssh' has
| -o option
| Can be used to give options in the format used in the configura‐
| tion file. This is useful for specifying options for which there
| is no separate command-line flag. For full details of the
| options listed below, and their possible values, see
| ssh_config(5).
| ...
| ConnectTimeout
| ...
I know it is easy to miss things in long manpage. It specifically asks you to
read ssh_config(5).
Osamu
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