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@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
34.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF 34.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
35.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 35.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
36.\" 36.\"
37.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.55 2005/06/06 11:20:36 djm Exp $ 37.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.56 2005/06/08 11:25:09 djm Exp $
38.Dd September 25, 1999 38.Dd September 25, 1999
39.Dt SSH_CONFIG 5 39.Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
40.Os 40.Os
@@ -278,6 +278,17 @@ If the
278can not be opened, 278can not be opened,
279.Nm ssh 279.Nm ssh
280will continue without connecting to a master instance. 280will continue without connecting to a master instance.
281.Pp
282Two additional options allow for opportunistic multiplexing: try to use a
283master connection but fall back to creating a new one if one does not already
284exist.
285These options are:
286.Dq auto
287and
288.Dq autoask .
289The latter requires confirmation like the
290.Dq ask
291option.
281.It Cm ControlPath 292.It Cm ControlPath
282Specify the path to the control socket used for connection sharing as described 293Specify the path to the control socket used for connection sharing as described
283in the 294in the
@@ -290,6 +301,11 @@ will be substituted by the target host name,
290the port and 301the port and
291.Ql %r 302.Ql %r
292by the remote login username. 303by the remote login username.
304It is recommended that any
305.Cm ControlPath
306used for opportunistic connection sharing include
307all three of these escape sequences.
308This ensures that shared connections are uniquely identified.
293.It Cm DynamicForward 309.It Cm DynamicForward
294Specifies that a TCP/IP port on the local machine be forwarded 310Specifies that a TCP/IP port on the local machine be forwarded
295over the secure channel, and the application 311over the secure channel, and the application