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Some more docs for the SSH kitten

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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ out, simply run:
kitty +kitten ssh some-hostname-to-connect-to
You should end up at a shell prompt on the remote server, with shell
integration enabled. If you like it you can add an alias to it in you shell's
integration enabled. If you like it you can add an alias to it in your shell's
rc files:
.. code-block:: sh
@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ Additionally, you can pass config options on the command line:
The :code:`--kitten` argument can be specified multiple times, with directives
from :file:`ssh.conf`. These are merged with :file:`ssh.conf` as if they were
appended to the end of that file. It is important to specify the hostname as
the first setting, otherwise the last hostname from :file:`ssh.conf` will be
appended to the end of that file. It is important to specify the :opt:`hostname <kitten-ssh.hostname>` as
the first setting, otherwise the last :opt:`hostname <kitten-ssh.hostname>` from :file:`ssh.conf` will be
used.
.. note::
@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ editor, respectively:
copy --dest my-conf/vim/vimrc .vimrc
How it works
----------------
The ssh kitten works by having SSH transmit and execute a POSIX sh (or optionally
Python) script on the remote server using an :opt:`interpreter
<kitten-ssh.interpreter>`. This script asks kitty for the setup data over
the tty device, which kitty sends as a tarball. The script extracts it and
places the :opt:`files <kitten-ssh.copy>` and sets the :opt:`environment
variables <kitten-ssh.env>` before finally launching the :opt:`login shell
<kitten-ssh.login_shell>` with shell integration enabled. The data is requested
with a one-time random password that is generated when the script is transmitted, so
that on the remote server, only the script can request data transmission over
the TTY, any other requests are responded to by errors.
.. include:: /generated/conf-kitten-ssh.rst