=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5,v retrieving revision 1.184 retrieving revision 1.185 diff -u -r1.184 -r1.185 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5 2014/01/19 04:48:08 1.184 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5 2014/02/23 20:11:36 1.185 @@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ .\" (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 1.184 2014/01/19 04:48:08 djm Exp $ -.Dd $Mdocdate: January 19 2014 $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.185 2014/02/23 20:11:36 djm Exp $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: February 23 2014 $ .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -263,6 +263,12 @@ is set to .Dq always , then canonicalization is applied to proxied connections too. +.Pp +If this option is enabled and canonicalisation results in the target hostname +changing, then the configuration files are processed again using the new +target name to pick up any new configuration in matching +.Cm Host +stanzas. .It Cm CanonicalizeMaxDots Specifies the maximum number of dot characters in a hostname before canonicalization is disabled.