autossh
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Autossh Command: Background Ssh No Monitor No Shell
An engineer would use this autossh command to securely establish a persistent local port forwarding for application development when they need to connect to a remote service without needing to maintain an interactive shell session or monitor the connection actively. Exact CLI syntax to background ssh no monitor no shell using Autossh.
When to use this: An engineer would use this autossh command to securely establish a persistent local port forwarding for application development when they need to connect to a remote service without needing to maintain an interactive shell session or monitor the connection actively.
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Destructive operation. Confirm the target path and keep a backup before executing.
Command Syntax
autossh -f -M 0 -N -o "ServerAliveInterval 10" -o "ServerAliveCountMax 3" -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -L <local_port>:localhost:<remote_port> <user>@<host>autossh -f -M 0 -N -o "ServerAliveInterval 10" -o "ServerAliveCountMax 3" -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -L <local_port>:localhost:<remote_port> <user>@<host>Command Breakdown
-f- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-M- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-N- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-o- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
-L- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
FAQ
Purpose: Exact syntax to background ssh no monitor no shell using Autossh.
Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.
Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.
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Related Operations
Autossh Command: Start Ssh Session Monitoring
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