diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5 index 50eb03b24..1d5150080 100644 --- a/ssh_config.5 +++ b/ssh_config.5 @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ .\" (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 1.238 2016/09/22 17:55:13 djm Exp $ -.Dd $Mdocdate: September 22 2016 $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.239 2016/09/28 17:59:22 jmc Exp $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: September 28 2016 $ .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -177,24 +177,11 @@ The keyword executes the specified command under the user's shell. If the command returns a zero exit status then the condition is considered true. Commands containing whitespace characters must be quoted. -The following character sequences in the command will be expanded prior to -execution: -.Ql %L -will be substituted by the first component of the local host name, -.Ql %l -will be substituted by the local host name (including any domain name), -.Ql %h -will be substituted by the target host name, -.Ql %n -will be substituted by the original target host name -specified on the command-line, -.Ql %p -the destination port, -.Ql %r -by the remote login username, and -.Ql %u -by the username of the user running -.Xr ssh 1 . +Arguments to +.Cm exec +accept the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. .Pp The other keywords' criteria must be single entries or comma-separated lists and may use the wildcard and negation operators described in the @@ -375,19 +362,12 @@ via or via a .Cm PKCS11Provider . .Pp -The file name may use the tilde -syntax to refer to a user's home directory or one of the following -escape characters: -.Ql %d -(local user's home directory), -.Ql %u -(local user name), -.Ql %l -(local host name), -.Ql %h -(remote host name) or -.Ql %r -(remote user name). +Arguments to +.Cm CertificateFile +may use the tilde syntax to refer to a user's home directory +or the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. .Pp It is possible to have multiple certificate files specified in configuration files; these certificates will be tried in sequence. @@ -591,28 +571,12 @@ in the section above or the string .Dq none to disable connection sharing. -In the path, -.Ql %L -will be substituted by the first component of the local host name, -.Ql %l -will be substituted by the local host name (including any domain name), -.Ql %h -will be substituted by the target host name, -.Ql %n -will be substituted by the original target host name -specified on the command line, -.Ql %p -the destination port, -.Ql %r -by the remote login username, -.Ql %u -by the username and -.Ql %i -by the numeric user ID (uid) of the user running -.Xr ssh 1 , -and -.Ql \&%C -by a hash of the concatenation: %l%h%p%r. +Arguments to +.Cm ControlPath +may use the tilde syntax to refer to a user's home directory +or the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. It is recommended that any .Cm ControlPath used for opportunistic connection sharing include @@ -915,20 +879,15 @@ or for multiple servers running on a single host. .It Cm HostName Specifies the real host name to log into. This can be used to specify nicknames or abbreviations for hosts. -If the hostname contains the character sequence -.Ql %h , -then this will be replaced with the host name specified on the command line -(this is useful for manipulating unqualified names). -The character sequence -.Ql %% -will be replaced by a single -.Ql % -character, which may be used when specifying IPv6 link-local addresses. -.Pp -The default is the name given on the command line. +Arguments to +.Cm HostName +accept the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. Numeric IP addresses are also permitted (both on the command line and in .Cm HostName specifications). +The default is the name given on the command line. .It Cm IdentitiesOnly Specifies that .Xr ssh 1 @@ -969,19 +928,12 @@ is specified, the location of the socket will be read from the .Ev SSH_AUTH_SOCK environment variable. .Pp -The socket name may use the tilde -syntax to refer to a user's home directory or one of the following -escape characters: -.Ql %d -(local user's home directory), -.Ql %u -(local user name), -.Ql %l -(local host name), -.Ql %h -(remote host name) or -.Ql %r -(remote user name). +Arguments to +.Cm IdentityAgent +may use the tilde syntax to refer to a user's home directory +or the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. .It Cm IdentityFile Specifies a file from which the user's DSA, ECDSA, Ed25519 or RSA authentication identity is read. @@ -1007,19 +959,12 @@ appending to the path of a specified .Cm IdentityFile . .Pp -The file name may use the tilde -syntax to refer to a user's home directory or one of the following -escape characters: -.Ql %d -(local user's home directory), -.Ql %u -(local user name), -.Ql %l -(local host name), -.Ql %h -(remote host name) or -.Ql %r -(remote user name). +Arguments to +.Cm IdentityFile +may use the tilde syntax to refer to a user's home directory +or the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. .Pp It is possible to have multiple identity files specified in configuration files; all these @@ -1151,23 +1096,11 @@ Specifies a command to execute on the local machine after successfully connecting to the server. The command string extends to the end of the line, and is executed with the user's shell. -The following escape character substitutions will be performed: -.Ql %d -(local user's home directory), -.Ql %h -(remote host name), -.Ql %l -(local host name), -.Ql %n -(host name as provided on the command line), -.Ql %p -(remote port), -.Ql %r -(remote user name) or -.Ql %u -(local user name) or -.Ql \&%C -by a hash of the concatenation: %l%h%p%r. +Arguments to +.Cm LocalCommand +accept the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. .Pp The command is run synchronously and does not have access to the session of the @@ -1325,14 +1258,11 @@ using the user's shell .Ql exec directive to avoid a lingering shell process. .Pp -In the command string, any occurrence of -.Ql %h -will be substituted by the host name to -connect, -.Ql %p -by the port, and -.Ql %r -by the remote user name. +Arguments to +.Cm ProxyCommand +accept the tokens described in the +.Sx TOKENS +section. The command can be basically anything, and should read from its standard input and write to its standard output. It should eventually connect an @@ -1846,6 +1776,58 @@ pool, the following entry (in authorized_keys) could be used: .Pp .Dl from=\&"!*.dialup.example.com,*.example.com\&" +.Sh TOKENS +Arguments to some keywords can make use of tokens, +which are expanded at runtime: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width XXXX -offset indent -compact +.It %% +A literal +.Sq % . +.It \&%C +Shorthand for %l%h%p%r. +.It %d +Local user's home directory. +.It %h +The remote hostname. +.It %i +The local user ID. +.It %L +The local hostname. +.It %l +The local hostname, including the domain name. +.It %n +The original remote hostname, as given on the command line. +.It %p +The remote port. +.It %r +The remote username. +.It %u +The local username. +.El +.Pp +.Cm Match exec +accepts the tokens %%, %h, %L, %l, %n, %p, %r, and %u. +.Pp +.Cm CertificateFile +accepts the tokens %%, %d, %h, %l, %r, and %u. +.Pp +.Cm ControlPath +accepts the tokens %%, %C, %h, %i, %L, %l, %n, %p, %r, and %u. +.Pp +.Cm HostName +accepts the tokens %% and %h. +.Pp +.Cm IdentityAgent +and +.Cm IdentityFile +accept the tokens %%, %d, %h, %l, %r, and %u. +.Pp +.Cm LocalCommand +accepts the tokens %%, %C, %d, %h, %l, %n, %p, %r, and %u. +.Pp +.Cm ProxyCommand +accepts the tokens %%, %h, %p, and %r. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Pa ~/.ssh/config