pacmanager(1)

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NAME

6       pac - Perl Auto Connector
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SYNOPSIS

9       pac [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       pac  is a (simple?) GUI to manage/launch connections to remote machines
13       with:
14       Simple GUI to manage/launch connections to remote machines.
15       Scripting possibilities, 'ala' SecureCRT
16       Configurable [Pre|Post]-connection local commands execution.
17       Configurable list of macros (commands) to  execute  locally  when  con‐
18       nected or to send to connected client.
19       Configurable  list  of  conditional executions on connected machine via
20       'Expect':
21            . forget about SSH certificates
22            . chain multiple ssh connections
23            . automate tunnels creation
24            . with line-send delay capabilities!! etc...
25       KeePassX integration!
26       Ability to connect to machines through a Proxy server!
27       CLUSTER connections.
28       TABBED/WINDOWED terminals
29       Wake On LAN capabilities
30       Local and Global variables, eg.: write down a password once, use it ANY
31       where, centralizing its modification for faster changes! use them for:
32            . password vault
33            . reusing connection strings
34       Seamless Gnome/Gtk integration.
35       Tray  icon  for quick launching connections. Screenshots and statistics
36       also available!
37       DEB, RPM and .TAR.GZ packages available
38       Written in Perl/Gtk (wait, *is* that a feature? Well, it is for me! ;=)
39       It is FREE (as in freedom)!! and licensed under GNU GPLv3.
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OPTIONS

42       --help
43               this help
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45       --no-backup
46               do no create alternative PAC config files as a  backup  (faster
47              shutdown)
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49       --start-shell
50               start a local terminal
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52       --start-uuid=<uuid>[:<cluster]
53               start connection in cluster (if given)
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55       --edit-uuid=<uuid>
56               edit connection
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58       --start-script=<script>
59               start given script
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61       --password=<pwd>
62               automatically logon with given password without prompting user
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64       --dump-uuid=<uuid>
65               dump given UUID's data
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67       --scripts
68               open scripts window
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70       --preferences
71               open global preferences dialog
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73       --quick-conn
74               open the Quick Connect dialog on startup
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76       --list-uuids
77               list existing connections/groups and their UUIDs
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79       --no-splash
80               no splash screen on startup
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82       --iconified
83               make PAC go to tray once started
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85       --readonly
86               start in read only mode (no config changes allowed)
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FILES

89       ~/.config/pac/
90              Per user configuration directory.
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ENVIRONMENT

93       Uses next Gnome's configuration paths:
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95              /system/http_proxy/host or /system/proxy/http/host
96               - Takes this proxy path
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98              /system/http_proxy/port or /system/proxy/http/port
99               - Takes this proxy port
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101              /system/http_proxy/authentication_user          or         /sys‐
102              tem/proxy/http/host/authentication-user
103               - Takes this proxy user name
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105              /system/http_proxy/authentication_password       or        /sys‐
106              tem/proxy/http/host/authentication-password
107               - Takes this proxy password
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BUGS

110       Well...  I thinks that by this version, there should not be *many* bugs
111       but... I'm sure you 'will' find some! When that happens, please, let me
112       know :)
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AUTHOR

115       David Torrejón Vaquerizas <david.tv@gmail.com>
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119       http://sourceforge.net/projects/pacmanager/
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121       https://sites.google.com/site/davidtv/
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