Re: ssh ControlMaster=yes, known_hosts, etc.

[Alok G. Singh]

Gary . wrote:

> does tramp use .ssh/known_hosts?

Yes, assuming you use the default ssh method.

> I'm asuming it does (when using ssh) but I've occasionally seen odd
> behaviour that makes me wonder.

What, exactly ?

> Secondly, is tramp supposed to automatically clear up ssh sessions and
> processes when I close the file I am editing?

Not when you close the file. There's a per-host tramp buffer which
'caches' the connection. If you kill it, the ssh process goes too.

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Alok

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