X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/~mdw/sgt/putty/blobdiff_plain/add788fce72086cda3d85eb1d4296c4be43324d2..d0cadfcdc942395017824b5d56dbc775949b2839:/doc/plink.but diff --git a/doc/plink.but b/doc/plink.but index 31e59103..7a5d845e 100644 --- a/doc/plink.but +++ b/doc/plink.but @@ -1,18 +1,7 @@ -\versionid $Id: plink.but,v 1.9 2001/09/22 17:34:10 simon Exp $ +\versionid $Id: plink.but,v 1.11 2001/11/25 17:32:39 simon Exp $ \C{plink} Using the command-line connection tool Plink -\# Explain Plink - -\# Explain that Plink is probably not what you want if you want to -\# run an interactive session in a Command Prompt window - -\# Explain that Plink is really for batch-file use, and that -\# therefore it works best with public-key authentication; link to -\# that chapter - -\# Give instructions on how to set up Plink with CVS - \i{Plink} (PuTTY Link) is a command-line connection tool similar to UNIX \c{ssh}. It is probably not what you want if you want to run an interactive session in a console window. @@ -135,19 +124,19 @@ Plink can also be used with WinCVS. Firstly, arrange for Plink to be able to connect to a remote host without a password. \k{plink-cvs} has instructions on this. -In WinCVS, bring up the \e{Preferences} dialogue box from the -\e{Admin} menu, and switch to the \e{Ports} tab. Tick the box there -labelled \e{Check for an alternate rsh name} and in the text entry +In WinCVS, bring up the \q{Preferences} dialogue box from the +\e{Admin} menu, and switch to the \q{Ports} tab. Tick the box there +labelled \q{Check for an alternate rsh name} and in the text entry field to the right enter the full path to \c{plink.exe}. Select -\e{OK} on the \e{Preferences} dialogue box. +\q{OK} on the \q{Preferences} dialogue box. -Next, select \e{Command Line} from the WinCVS \e{Admin} menu, and type +Next, select \q{Command Line} from the WinCVS \q{Admin} menu, and type a CVS command as in \k{plink-cvs}, for example: \c cvs -d :ext:user@hostname:/path/to/repository co module -Select the folder you want to check out to with the \e{Change Folder} -button, and click \e{OK} to check out your module. Once you've got +Select the folder you want to check out to with the \q{Change Folder} +button, and click \q{OK} to check out your module. Once you've got modules checked out, WinCVS will happily invoke plink from the GUI for CVS operations.