[Bug 1977] New: ProxyCommand seems to no execute shell commands

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             Bug #: 1977
           Summary: ProxyCommand seems to no execute shell commands
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: 5.9p1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ssh
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: calestyo at scientia.net


Hi.

The manpage says to ProxyCommand:
>The command string extends to the end of the line,
>and is executed with the user's shell.

So I'd have assumed that the following works:
Host *.exmaple.org
        ProxyCommand ssh -W %h:%p gateway1.exmaple.org || ssh -W %h:%p
gateway2.exmaple.org

But it doesn't, even not in modifications like:
        ProxyCommand { ssh -W %h:%p gateway1.exmaple.org ; } || { ssh
-W %h:%p gateway2.exmaple.org ; }
or so.

Is this intentional or a bug?

What works however is explicitly invoking another shell:
        ProxyCommand sh -c "ssh -W %h:%p gateway1.exmaple.org || ssh -W
%h:%p gateway2.exmaple.org"
but this shouldn't be necessary, should it?

Thx,
Chris.

btw: I guess my intention is clear, if the gateway1 fails, use
gateway2. Is there a better way for doing this?

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