[Bug 1330] RFE: 'ControlPersist' support -- automatically fork and leave ControlMaster behind as a daemon

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https://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330

--- Comment #22 from Alan Barrett <apb at cequrux.com>  ---
(In reply to comment #19)
> Maybe there's a good two-option compromise.
> 
> Do we agree on the use cases that need to be supported?

I agree on the use cases.

I still prefer a single multi-way option, but perhaps somebody can
come up with better names for the option and its keyword values?

Here's my understanding of the current situation (modulo bugs):

> 1. master session held open till slaves exit (original behaviour)

ControlPersist = no/off

> 2. master backgrounded on first session exit, closes with last slave.

ControlPersist = 0

> 3. master backgrounded on first session exit, closes after timeout.

ControlPersist = <time>

> 4. master backgrounded on first session exit, never closes.

ControlPersist = yes/true

I think that the "0" and the "yes/true" cases would benefit from
somebody inventing new keywords.

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