=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5,v retrieving revision 1.317 retrieving revision 1.318 diff -u -r1.317 -r1.318 --- src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5 2020/01/25 07:09:14 1.317 +++ src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh_config.5 2020/01/25 23:33:27 1.318 @@ -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 1.317 2020/01/25 07:09:14 tedu Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.318 2020/01/25 23:33:27 djm Exp $ .Dd $Mdocdate: January 25 2020 $ .Dt SSH_CONFIG 5 .Os @@ -264,9 +264,11 @@ .It Cm BatchMode If set to .Cm yes , -passphrase/password querying will be disabled. +user interaction such as password prompts and host key confirmation requests +will be disabled. This option is useful in scripts and other batch jobs where no user -is present to supply the password. +is present to interact with +.Xr ssh 1 . The argument must be .Cm yes or