---
name: "dsh.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "dsh"
version: "0.25.10-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dsh.conf"
---

# dsh.conf(5)

configuration file for distributed shell, or dancer's shell

## NAME

dsh.conf - configuration file for distributed shell, or dancer's shell

## DESCRIPTION

**/etc/dsh/dsh.conf** contains default values used in the  **dsh** program invocation.

An entry in  **dsh.conf** comes in the following format:

**option***=***value**

where value is "1" or "0" when it requires boolean value. 0 means NO, and 1 means YES.

## FORMAT

- **remoteshell=***rsh*

  Specify *rsh* as remote shell

- **remoteshellopt=***rsh-opt*

  Specify *rsh-opt* as an extra option for the invoked remote shell.

- **forklimit=***fork limit*

  Specify the number of parallel connection to create at  the same time.

- **waitshell=***1*

  Specify 1 to to make the shell wait for each individual invocation. See  **-c** and **-w** option for  **dsh(***1***)**

- **showmachinenames=***1*

  Show machine names in front of each output. See **-M** option for  **dsh(***1***)**

- **verbose=***1*

  Give verbose output.

## FILES

- **/etc/dsh/dsh.conf**

  Configuration for dsh

## AUTHOR

dsh was written by Junichi Uekawa \<dancer@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

**dsh (***1***)**