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authorEd Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>2026-04-06 13:03:29 +0000
committerEd Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org>2026-04-06 13:16:02 +0000
commit2c72d8219c5679490c3becad8118ea5c8950b893 (patch)
tree9745ca96f363514e3aa34b48c397016f4a241bc5 /ssh.0
parent2137aa9d9fd3f2a3ebc1aa12c6e56ece99fa067c (diff)
Diffstat (limited to 'ssh.0')
-rw-r--r--ssh.025
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/ssh.0 b/ssh.0
index 5cc410b1a8cd..04e0e1c793de 100644
--- a/ssh.0
+++ b/ssh.0
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
ssh (SSH client) is a program for logging into a remote machine and for
executing commands on a remote machine. It is intended to provide secure
encrypted communications between two untrusted hosts over an insecure
- network. X11 connections, arbitrary TCP ports and UNIX-domain sockets
+ network. X11 connections, arbitrary TCP ports and Unix-domain sockets
can also be forwarded over the secure channel.
ssh connects and logs into the specified destination, which may be
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
Agent forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the
ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the
- agent's UNIX-domain socket) can access the local agent through
+ agent's Unix-domain socket) can access the local agent through
the forwarded connection. An attacker cannot obtain key material
from the agent, however they can perform operations on the keys
that enable them to authenticate using the identities loaded into
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
address.
-C Requests compression of all data (including stdin, stdout,
- stderr, and data for forwarded X11, TCP and UNIX-domain
+ stderr, and data for forwarded X11, TCP and Unix-domain
connections). The compression algorithm is the same used by
gzip(1). Compression is desirable on modem lines and other slow
connections, but will only slow down things on fast networks.
@@ -232,12 +232,13 @@ DESCRIPTION
Control an active connection multiplexing master process. When
the -O option is specified, the ctl_cmd argument is interpreted
and passed to the master process. Valid commands are: M-bM-^@M-^\checkM-bM-^@M-^]
- (check that the master process is running), M-bM-^@M-^\forwardM-bM-^@M-^] (request
- forwardings without command execution), M-bM-^@M-^\cancelM-bM-^@M-^] (cancel
- forwardings), M-bM-^@M-^\proxyM-bM-^@M-^] (connect to a running multiplexing master
- in proxy mode), M-bM-^@M-^\exitM-bM-^@M-^] (request the master to exit), and M-bM-^@M-^\stopM-bM-^@M-^]
- (request the master to stop accepting further multiplexing
- requests).
+ (check that the master process is running), M-bM-^@M-^\conninfoM-bM-^@M-^] (report
+ information about the master connection), M-bM-^@M-^\channelsM-bM-^@M-^] (report
+ information about open channels), M-bM-^@M-^\forwardM-bM-^@M-^] (request forwardings
+ without command execution), M-bM-^@M-^\cancelM-bM-^@M-^] (cancel forwardings),
+ M-bM-^@M-^\proxyM-bM-^@M-^] (connect to a running multiplexing master in proxy mode),
+ M-bM-^@M-^\exitM-bM-^@M-^] (request the master to exit), and M-bM-^@M-^\stopM-bM-^@M-^] (request the
+ master to stop accepting further multiplexing requests).
-o option
Can be used to give options in the format used in the
@@ -628,6 +629,8 @@ ESCAPE CHARACTERS
PermitLocalCommand option is enabled in ssh_config(5). Basic
help is available, using the -h option.
+ ~I Show information about the current SSH connection.
+
~R Request rekeying of the connection (only useful if the peer
supports it).
@@ -828,7 +831,7 @@ ENVIRONMENT
all passphrase input regardless of whether DISPLAY
is set.
- SSH_AUTH_SOCK Identifies the path of a UNIX-domain socket used to
+ SSH_AUTH_SOCK Identifies the path of a Unix-domain socket used to
communicate with the agent.
SSH_CONNECTION Identifies the client and server ends of the
@@ -1027,4 +1030,4 @@ AUTHORS
created OpenSSH. Markus Friedl contributed the support for SSH protocol
versions 1.5 and 2.0.
-OpenBSD 7.7 December 4, 2024 OpenBSD 7.7
+OpenBSD 7.8 December 22, 2025 SSH(1)