For reasons others on this thread have outlined, ControlMaster is often more trouble than it's worth for general-purpose SSH usage. However for use in automated

For reasons others on this thread have outlined, ControlMaster is often more trouble than it's worth for general-purpose SSH usage. However for use in automated tools, it's a lifesaver. I use it extensively in doo for that exact reason: http://github.com/mtrudel/doo http://github.com/mtrudel/doo