-ssh.variant::
- By default, Git determines the command line arguments to use
- based on the basename of the configured SSH command (configured
- using the environment variable `GIT_SSH` or `GIT_SSH_COMMAND` or
- the config setting `core.sshCommand`). If the basename is
- unrecognized, Git will attempt to detect support of OpenSSH
- options by first invoking the configured SSH command with the
- `-G` (print configuration) option and will subsequently use
- OpenSSH options (if that is successful) or no options besides
- the host and remote command (if it fails).
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-The config variable `ssh.variant` can be set to override this detection.
-Valid values are `ssh` (to use OpenSSH options), `plink`, `putty`,
-`tortoiseplink`, `simple` (no options except the host and remote command).
-The default auto-detection can be explicitly requested using the value
-`auto`. Any other value is treated as `ssh`. This setting can also be
-overridden via the environment variable `GIT_SSH_VARIANT`.
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-The current command-line parameters used for each variant are as
-follows:
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---
-
-* `ssh` - [-p port] [-4] [-6] [-o option] [username@]host command
-
-* `simple` - [username@]host command
-
-* `plink` or `putty` - [-P port] [-4] [-6] [username@]host command
-
-* `tortoiseplink` - [-P port] [-4] [-6] -batch [username@]host command
-
---
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-Except for the `simple` variant, command-line parameters are likely to
-change as git gains new features.
-