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From: "Karl M" <karlm30 AT hotmail DOT com>
To: flognat AT flognat DOT myip DOT org
Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Using ssh to get a remote xterm started..
Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:16:38 -0700
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Hi Andrew...

"-f" means fork off after authentication while "&" will do it immediately. 
The "-f" works better for me in a script file because I can control the 
sequencing of events better.

"-n" just feeds /dev/null as stdin.

Enjoy,

...Karl


>From: Andrew Markebo <flognat AT flognat DOT myip DOT org>
>To: "Karl M" <karlm30 AT hotmail DOT com>
>CC: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
>Subject: Re: Using ssh to get a remote xterm started..
>Date: 27 May 2001 20:45:32 +0200
>
>/ "Karl M" <karlm30 AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
>| Hi Andrew...
>|
>| You may have a problem with ssh hanging when you fork off after
>| authentication--as I did. Try my workaround patch (previous e-mail)
>| and see if that fixes it for you.
>|
>| Thanks,
>|
>| ...Karl
>|
>
>Yep it works now, thanx!!
>
>BTW Which switches am I supposed to use, -n, -f, or just & if I want
>the process do dig back in the background??
>
>         /Andy
>
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