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Flesh out `-m' caveats slightly.

[originally from svn r6595]
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Jacob Nevins 2006-03-08 23:16:52 +00:00
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@ -649,11 +649,14 @@ a remote command or script from a file
The \i\c{-m} option performs a similar function to the \q{\ii{Remote The \i\c{-m} option performs a similar function to the \q{\ii{Remote
command}} box in the SSH panel of the PuTTY configuration box (see command}} box in the SSH panel of the PuTTY configuration box (see
\k{config-command}). However, the \c{-m} option expects to be given \k{config-command}). However, the \c{-m} option expects to be given
a local file name, and it will read a command from that file. On a local file name, and it will read a command from that file.
most Unix systems, you can even put multiple lines in this file and
execute more than one command in sequence, or a whole shell script; With some servers (particularly Unix systems), you can even put
but this will not work on all servers (and is known not to work multiple lines in this file and execute more than one command in
with certain \q{embedded} servers such as routers). sequence, or a whole shell script; but this is arguably an abuse, and
cannot be expected to work on all servers. In particular, it is known
\e{not} to work with certain \q{embedded} servers, such as \i{Cisco}
routers.
This option is not available in the file transfer tools PSCP and This option is not available in the file transfer tools PSCP and
PSFTP. PSFTP.