Hi all, Thanks for the quick responses. So it seems there is really no ssh_config option for -N. So how should such an option be named? I propose: default == ExecRemoteCommand yes -N == ExecRemoteCommand no Does that make sense? Regards, Volker Scott Neugroschl schrieb: > Oops. That's -T. From the man page, it doesn't really look like there's an ssh_config option for -N. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: openssh-unix-dev [mailto:openssh-unix-dev-bounces+scott_n=xypro.com@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Neugroschl > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 1:04 PM > To: Volker Diels-Grabsch; openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: Equivalent ssh_config setting for "ssh -N" > > RequestTTY no > > -----Original Message----- > From: openssh-unix-dev [mailto:openssh-unix-dev-bounces+scott_n=xypro.com@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Volker Diels-Grabsch > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 9:19 AM > To: openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Equivalent ssh_config setting for "ssh -N" > > Dear OpenSSH developers, > > Is there an equivalent ssh_config setting for the command line option > > ssh -N ... > > ? > > I want to connect to a server that doesn't provide an interactive shell but allows for port forwarding only. I'd love to configure this into my ~/.ssh/config as follows: > > Host foo > Hostname ... > Port ... > User ... > LocalForward ... > LocalForward ... > LocalForward ... > SomeSettingEquivalentToDashN yes > > so I can call it via "ssh foo" instead of "ssh -N foo". > > Are there good reasons not to provide such a setting? > Or, would you accept a patch that introduces such a setting? > If so, how sould this setting be named? > > > Regards, > Volker > > -- > Volker Diels-Grabsch > ----<<<((()))>>>---- > _______________________________________________ > openssh-unix-dev mailing list > openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev > _______________________________________________ > openssh-unix-dev mailing list > openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev > _______________________________________________ > openssh-unix-dev mailing list > openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev -- Volker Diels-Grabsch ----<<<((()))>>>---- _______________________________________________ openssh-unix-dev mailing list openssh-unix-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.mindrot.org/mailman/listinfo/openssh-unix-dev