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NAME

App::assh - A wrapper around autossh.

VERSION

version 1.1.2

SYNOPSIS

A wrapper around autossh.

MOTIVATION

`autossh` is a nifty little ssh-keepalive-connection-holder.

Passing in the ports for the keepalive can be clumsy though: `assh` helps you to avoid that.

USAGE

assh
assh HOSTNAME

REQUIREMENTS

First, you will need a file `~/.ssh/config`. It looks something like this:

Host foo
HostName bar.example.com
User baz

With this, you can already leverage standard `ssh` connections:

ssh foo

... instead of

ssh baz@bar.example.com

Next, generate a file `~/.autossh_rc` with the following format:

foo 12345

... with the first entry on the line representing your `Host` in `~/.ssh/config` and the second item on the line being the port over which to keep the autossh connection alive.

Now you can permanently connect using:

assh foo

... with the connection kept alive across network switches and computer shutdowns.

ATTRIBUTES

  • hosts: HashRef holding the values HOSTNAME => AUTOSSH_PORT

  • ports: HashRef holding the values HOSTNAME => USER => USERNAME, HOST => HOSTNAME

  • ssh_config_file: The path to the ssh config file. Default: `~/.ssh/config`

  • ports_config_file: The path to the ports config (this is what I have chosen): `~/.autossh_rc`

SEE ALSO

  • autossh: <http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh/>

AUTHOR

DBR <dbr@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2013 by DBR.

This is free software, licensed under:

DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE, Version 2, December 2004