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| author |  Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2012-01-20 15:34:52 -0400 |
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| committer | Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> | 2012-01-20 17:14:56 -0400 |
| commit | 47250a153a6c5a2864fec15fb136290683aeb1c6 (patch) | |
| tree | 5c17ef6c035d6c919403e52e61ed0d37c2bfd824 /doc/tips | |
| parent | 25f998679cd68cd4bb9b320998253f1b2ae23315 (diff) | |
ssh connection caching
Ssh connection caching is now enabled automatically by git-annex. Only one
ssh connection is made to each host per git-annex run, which can speed some
things up a lot, as well as avoiding repeated password prompts. Concurrent
git-annex processes also share ssh connections. Cached ssh connections are
shut down when git-annex exits.
Note: The rsync special remote does not yet participate in the ssh
connection caching.
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/tips')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/tips/using_git_annex_with_no_fixed_hostname_and_optimising_ssh.mdwn | 13 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/doc/tips/using_git_annex_with_no_fixed_hostname_and_optimising_ssh.mdwn b/doc/tips/using_git_annex_with_no_fixed_hostname_and_optimising_ssh.mdwn index 8fb2bf9db..594d8c480 100644 --- a/doc/tips/using_git_annex_with_no_fixed_hostname_and_optimising_ssh.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/using_git_annex_with_no_fixed_hostname_and_optimising_ssh.mdwn @@ -57,16 +57,3 @@ b) From the desktop add the remote So now you can work on the train, pop on the wifi at work upon arrival, and sync up with a `git pull && git annex get`. An alternative solution may be to use direct tunnels over Openvpn. - -## Optimising SSH - -Running a `git annex get .`, at least in the version I have, creates a new SSH connection for every file transfer (maybe this should be a feature request?) - -Lot's of new small files in an _annex_ cause lot's of connections to be made quickly: this is an relatively expensive overhead and is enough for connection limiting to start in my case. The process can be made much faster by using SSH's connection sharing capabilities. An SSH config like this should do it: - - # Global Settings - ControlMaster auto - ControlPersist 30 - ControlPath ~/.ssh/master-%r@%h:%p - -This will create a master connection for sharing if one isn't present, maintain it for 30 seconds after closing down the connection (just-in-cases') and automatically use the master connection for subsequent connections. Wins all round! |