Ubuntu Manpage: lshg - secsh (SSH2) client

NAME

       lshg - secsh (SSH2) client

SYNOPSIS

       lshg [OPTION...] HOST [COMMAND]

DESCRIPTION

       CAUTION!  The  information  in  this  manpage  may be invalid or outdated. For authorative
       information on lsh, please see it's Texinfo manual (see the SEE ALSO section).

       Connects to the the remote machine HOST through a previously established lsh  gateway  and
       perform  one  or  more  actions, i.e.  command execution, various forwarding services. The
       default action is to start a remote interactive shell or execute a given  command  on  the
       remote machine.

OPTIONS

--debug
Print huge amounts of debug information

--log-file=File name
Append messages to this file.

-q, --quiet
Suppress all warnings and diagnostic messages

--trace
Detailed trace

-v, --verbose
Verbose diagnostic messages

--askpass=Program
Program to use for reading passwords. Should be an absolute filename.

-l, --user=User name
Login as this user.

-p, --port=Port
Connect to this port.

Actions:

-B, --background
Put process into the background. Implies -N.

-D, --forward-socks[=port] Enable socks dynamic forwarding

-E, --execute=command
Execute a command on the remote machine

-L, --forward-local-port=local-port:target-host:target-port

-N, --nop
No operation (suppresses the default action, which is to spawn a remote shell)

--subsystem=subsystem-name
Connect to given subsystem. Implies --no-pty.

-S, --shell=command
Spawn a remote shell

Universal not:

-n, --no
Inverts the effect of the next modifier

Modifiers that apply to port forwarding:

-g, --remote-peers
Allow remote access to forwarded ports

--no-remote-peers
Disallow remote access to forwarded ports (default).

Modifiers that apply to remote execution:

--detach
Detach from terminal at session end.

--no-detach
Do not detach session at end, wait for all open channels (default).

--no-pty
Don't request a remote pty.

--no-stderr
Redirect stderr to /dev/null

--no-stdin
Redirect stdin from /dev/null

--no-stdout
Redirect stdout to /dev/null

--stderr=Filename
Redirect stderr

--stdin=Filename
Redirect stdin

--stdout=Filename
Redirect stdout

-t, --pty
Request a remote pty (default).

Miscellaneous options:

-e, --escape-char=Character
Escape char. `none' means disable. Default is to use `~' if we have a tty,
otherwise none.

--write-pid
Make -B write the pid of the backgrounded process to stdout.

-G If no usable gateway is found, launch lsh instead.

--send-debug=Message
Send a debug message to the remote machine.

--send-ignore=Message
Send an ignore message to the remote machine.

-?, --help
Give this help list

--usage
Give a short usage message

-V, --version
Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any
corresponding short options.

DIAGNOSTICS

       See the --verbose , --trace and --debug options.

EXAMPLES

       Using  the  -G  option,  for  example in LSHGFLAGS it's easy to use an existing gateway if
       there is any and connect using lsh if not.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-lsh@gnu.org>.

ENVIRONMENT

       LSHG_FLAGS may be used for passing additional parameters. The parsing order is undefined.

COPYING

       The lsh suite of programs is distributed under the GNU General  Public  License;  see  the
       COPYING and AUTHORS files in the source distribution for details.

AUTHOR

       The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels Möller <nisse@lysator.liu.se>.

       This  man-page was written for lsh 2.0 by Pontus Freyhult <pont_lsh@soua.net>, it is based
       on a template written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) <jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl>.