specifying ssh port #?

[Jos Backus]

On Thu, Aug 04, 2005 at 02:33:28PM -0400, Keith Warno wrote:
> Perhaps this is a lame question, but...
> 
> 	is there a way to pass an SSH port # to rsync?
> 
> At least one way I can do it is to use a small shell wrapper around ssh
> and pass the port # thru the environment.  Just wondering if there is an
> easier way that I magically can't find.
> 
> The reason for this is primarily because I find myself having to copy
> files between some local host and some remote host that is behind a
> firewall so I wind up using an ssh tunnel.


What about sticking something like this in ~/.ssh/config (assuming Unix):

    Host remotehost
	Port 2222

?

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Jos Backus
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