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Diffstat (limited to 'ssh_config.5')
| -rw-r--r-- | ssh_config.5 | 11 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5 index a5bad8cc..5bdc7fec 100644 --- a/ssh_config.5 +++ b/ssh_config.5 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.147 2011/05/06 21:18:02 djm Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.148 2011/05/06 21:31:38 djm Exp $ .Dd $Mdocdate: May 6 2011 $ .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5 .Os @@ -112,6 +112,15 @@ The host is the argument given on the command line (i.e. the name is not converted to a canonicalized host name before matching). .Pp +A pattern entry may be negated by prefixing it with an exclamation mark +.Pq Sq !\& . +If a negated entry is matched, then the +.Cm Host +entry is ignored, regardless of whether any other patterns on the line +match. +Negated matches are therefore useful to provide exceptions for wildcard +matches. +.Pp See .Sx PATTERNS for more information on patterns. |