On Fri, May 27, 2022 at 08:06:55PM +0200, Caspar Schutijser wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> In almost all cases where ssh.1 refers to an option described in
> ssh_config(5), it makes this reference explicit. See for example in the
> description of -c:
> "See the Ciphers keyword **in ssh_config(5)**".
> Would it make sense to add "in ssh_config(5)" for the description of
> -C and -m too? Patch below.
> 
> I looked for similar cases in other man pages by searching for "see"
> but I didn't find any.
> 
> I sent this earlier to openssh-unix-...@mindrot.org but I didn't get a
> response so I figured I'd try again.

With the diff this time.


Index: ssh.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/ssh.1,v
retrieving revision 1.430
diff -u -p -r1.430 ssh.1
--- ssh.1       31 Mar 2022 17:27:27 -0000      1.430
+++ ssh.1       27 May 2022 19:19:35 -0000
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ slow connections, but will only slow dow
 The default value can be set on a host-by-host basis in the
 configuration files; see the
 .Cm Compression
-option.
+option in
+.Xr ssh_config 5 .
 .Pp
 .It Fl c Ar cipher_spec
 Selects the cipher specification for encrypting the session.
@@ -434,7 +435,9 @@ A comma-separated list of MAC (message a
 specified in order of preference.
 See the
 .Cm MACs
-keyword for more information.
+keyword in
+.Xr ssh_config 5
+for more information.
 .Pp
 .It Fl N
 Do not execute a remote command.

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