From b78d5eb6c58d54fb9972afe487ad94e63cc7d5c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Damien Miller Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 11:39:04 +1000 Subject: - 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@ --- ssh_config.5 | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'ssh_config.5') diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5 index 2f33aa3f3..c5de4a9de 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 @@ Specifies the number of tries (one per second) to make before exiting. 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 -- cgit v1.2.3