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Re: Using ssh to get a remote xterm started..
- To: flognat at flognat dot myip dot org
- Subject: Re: Using ssh to get a remote xterm started..
- From: "Karl M" <karlm30 at hotmail dot com>
- Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:16:38 -0700
- Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
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@flognat.myip.org>
>To: "Karl M" <karlm30@hotmail.com>
>CC: cygwin@cygwin.com
>Subject: Re: Using ssh to get a remote xterm started..
>Date: 27 May 2001 20:45:32 +0200
>
>/ "Karl M" <karlm30@hotmail.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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