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.Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
.Os
.It Cm BatchMode
If set to
.Cm yes ,
-passphrase/password querying will be disabled.
+user interaction such as password prompts and host key confirmation requests
+will be disabled.
This option is useful in scripts and other batch jobs where no user
-is present to supply the password.
+is present to interact with
+.Xr ssh 1 .
The argument must be
.Cm yes
or