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Keep a master connection alive in the background.

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Section: Connection Multiplexing

Enable connection persistence

bash
bash
ssh -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=10m -o ControlPath=~/.ssh/cm-%r@%h:%p user@example.com
Explanation

Keep a master connection alive in the background.

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