openssh continues to process dash arguements after hostname

[Mark Andrews]

> On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 10:03:52AM +1000, Mark Andrews wrote:
> > 
> > Processing dash arguments after the hostname is inconsistant with 
> > getopt() usage.  It is also inconsistant with other ssh/rsh 
> > implementations.  It is also not documented.
> > 
> > openssh accepts treats "ssh host -l user" as "ssh -l user host"
> > when infact it should be attemption to execute "-l user" on "host"
> > as the original user.
> > 
> > It looks like someone wanted to be "compatible" with Linux's
> > broken getopt() implementation.
> 
> no.
> 
> original ssh tried to be compatible with rlogin,
> and since hundreds of scripts may rely on the
> current behaviour...

	Well document the behaviour.  You will get less complaints
	that way.

	ssh hostname | user at hostname [-afgknqstvxACNTX1246]
	 [ -b bind_address] [-c cipher_spec] [-e escape_char]
	 [-i identity_file] [-l login_name] [-m mac_spec] [-o option]
	 [-p port] [-F configfile] [-L port:host:hostport] [-R
	 port:host:hostport] [-D port] [command]

	Also if you want to be compatible with rlogin/rsh then be
	compatible.  Flags should only be accepted on one side of
	the hostname not both.

	From rsh.c:

        /* handle "rsh host flags" */
        if (!host && argc > 2 && argv[1][0] != '-') {
                host = argv[1];
                argoff = 1;
        }

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