Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com X-Originating-IP: [24.0.161.175] From: "Karl M" To: flognat@flognat.myip.org Cc: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Using ssh to get a remote xterm started.. Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 12:16:38 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 May 2001 19:16:38.0465 (UTC) FILETIME=[8DA2A310:01C0E6E1] 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 >To: "Karl M" >CC: cygwin@cygwin.com >Subject: Re: Using ssh to get a remote xterm started.. >Date: 27 May 2001 20:45:32 +0200 > >/ "Karl M" 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 > >-- >Want to unsubscribe from this list? >Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple