From 383f656d488c6b150b96ff2862f3bfb0a39577f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Ruderich Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:17:58 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] ssh_config: Improve comment for ControlPath. --- ssh_config | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ssh_config b/ssh_config index 9dc5150..5f01046 100644 --- a/ssh_config +++ b/ssh_config @@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ Host * # to local X11! ForwardX11Trusted no -# If -M is used store the control master socket in ~/.ssh. Necessary for -# ControlMaster to work. +# Allow using -M (ControlMaster) to create a master SSH session which +# "tunnels" other connections to the same host, thus reducing the number of +# authentications (which are relatively slow) and TCP connections. ControlPath ~/.ssh/master-%l-%h-%p-%r # Abort if not all requested port forwardings can be set up. -- 2.44.1