- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2003/05/15 14:55:25
[readconf.c readconf.h ssh_config ssh_config.5 sshconnect.c]
add a ConnectTimeout option to ssh, based on patch from
Jean-Charles Longuet (jclonguet at free.fr); portable #207 ok markus@
diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index 2f33aa3..c5de4a9 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.8 2003/05/14 18:16:20 jakob Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.9 2003/05/15 14:55:25 djm Exp $
.Dd September 25, 1999
.Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
.Os
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@
The argument must be an integer.
This may be useful in scripts if the connection sometimes fails.
The default is 1.
+.It Cm ConnectTimeout
+Specifies the timeout (in seconds) used when connecting to the ssh
+server, instead of using the default system TCP timeout. This value is
+used only when the target is down or really unreachable, not when it
+refuses the connection.
.It Cm DynamicForward
Specifies that a TCP/IP port on the local machine be forwarded
over the secure channel, and the application