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From: Kenneth Merry <ken@ulc199.residence.gatech.edu>
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Subject: Re: /usr/hosts
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Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 08:30:43 -0400 (EDT)
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In-Reply-To: <199607180835.KAA04280@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Jul 18, 96 10:35:38 am"
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> As Don Yuniskis wrote:
> 
> > Well, that's the reason for my question -- has some other technique
> > become more "traditional"...?
> 
> Yes.  It's now called
> 
> 	ssh hostname ls
> 
> :-)

	FWIW, you can do the same link trick with ssh.  
i.e.:
$ ln -s /usr/local/bin/ssh remotehostname
$ remotehostname

	Typing 'remotehostname' in that instance should log you into that
machine.

Ken
-- 
Kenneth Merry
ken@ulc199.residence.gatech.edu
Disclaimer:  I don't speak for GTRI, GT, or Elvis.