From 469df611f778eec5950d556aabfe1d4efc227915 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "djm@openbsd.org" Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 23:33:27 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] upstream: clarify that BatchMode applies to all interactive prompts (e.g. host key confirmation) and not just password prompts. OpenBSD-Commit-ID: 97b001883d89d3fb1620d2e6b747c14a26aa9818 --- ssh_config.5 | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5 index 8c6660a98f34..84020d1d6b11 100644 --- a/ssh_config.5 +++ b/ssh_config.5 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" (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 1.317 2020/01/25 07:09:14 tedu Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.318 2020/01/25 23:33:27 djm Exp $ .Dd $Mdocdate: January 25 2020 $ .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5 .Os @@ -264,9 +264,11 @@ Valid arguments are .It Cm BatchMode If set to .Cm yes , -passphrase/password querying will be disabled. +user interaction such as password prompts and host key confirmation requests +will be disabled. This option is useful in scripts and other batch jobs where no user -is present to supply the password. +is present to interact with +.Xr ssh 1 . The argument must be .Cm yes or