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.TH pac 1 "MARCH 2013" Linux "User Manuals"
.SH "NAME"
pac \- Perl Auto Connector
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pac [options]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.B pac
is a (simple?) GUI to manage/launch connections to remote machines with:
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Simple GUI to manage/launch connections to remote machines.
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Scripting possibilities, 'ala' SecureCRT
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Configurable [Pre|Post]-connection local commands execution.
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Configurable list of macros (commands) to execute locally when connected or to send to connected client.
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Configurable list of conditional executions on connected machine via 'Expect':
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	. forget about SSH certificates
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	. chain multiple ssh connections
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	. automate tunnels creation
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	. with line-send delay capabilities!! etc...
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KeePassX integration!
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Ability to connect to machines through a Proxy server!
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CLUSTER connections.
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TABBED/WINDOWED terminals
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Wake On LAN capabilities
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Local and Global variables, eg.: write down a password once, use it ANY where, centralizing its modification for faster changes! use them for: 
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	. password vault
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	. reusing connection strings
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Seamless Gnome/Gtk integration.
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Tray icon for quick launching connections. Screenshots and statistics also available!
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DEB, RPM and .TAR.GZ packages available
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Written in Perl/Gtk (wait, *is* that a feature? Well, it is for me! ;=)
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It is FREE (as in freedom)!! and licensed under GNU GPLv3.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.IP --help
 this help
.IP --no-backup
 do no create alternative PAC config files as a backup (faster shutdown)
.IP --start-shell
 start a local terminal
.IP --start-uuid=<uuid>[:<cluster]
 start connection in cluster (if given)
.IP --edit-uuid=<uuid>
 edit connection
.IP --start-script=<script>
 start given script
.IP --password=<pwd>
 automatically logon with given password without prompting user
.IP --dump-uuid=<uuid>
 dump given UUID's data
.IP --scripts
 open scripts window
.IP --preferences
 open global preferences dialog
.IP --quick-conn
 open the Quick Connect dialog on startup
.IP --list-uuids
 list existing connections/groups and their UUIDs
.IP --no-splash
 no splash screen on startup
.IP --iconified
 make PAC go to tray once started
.IP --readonly
 start in read only mode (no config changes allowed)
.SH FILES
.I ~/.config/pac/
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Per user configuration directory.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
Uses next Gnome's configuration paths:
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/system/http_proxy/host
or
/system/proxy/http/host
 - Takes this proxy path
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/system/http_proxy/port
or
/system/proxy/http/port
 - Takes this proxy port
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/system/http_proxy/authentication_user
or
/system/proxy/http/host/authentication-user
 - Takes this proxy user name
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/system/http_proxy/authentication_password
or
/system/proxy/http/host/authentication-password
 - Takes this proxy password
.SH "BUGS"
Well... I thinks that by this version, there should not be *many* bugs but... I'm sure you 'will' find some! When that happens, please, let me know :)
.SH "AUTHOR"
David Torrejón Vaquerizas <david.tv@gmail.com>

Visit:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pacmanager/

https://sites.google.com/site/davidtv/
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ssh (1),
.BR sftp (1),
.BR telnet (1)
.BR rdesktop (1)
.BR vncviewer (1)
.BR remote-tty (1)
.BR cu (1)