Store forwarded TCP listen port in SSH_FWD_TCP_PORT env variable #539
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Using 0 for the port number with
-R
dynamically allocates a listen port on the server. The allocated port is printed to standard output, which is not very useful for automation scripts, forcing ssh users to implement workarounds:This change stores the allocated port in SSH_FWD_TCP_PORT environment variable.